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Puzzle over viral load

New Scientist, 2020
We don't yet know if being exposed to more coronavirus particles leads to more severe covid-19 symptoms, reports Linda Geddes.
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Reduction of SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva after rinsing with mouthwashes containing cetylpyridinium chloride: a randomized clinical study [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background Symptomatic patients with COVID-19 typically have a high SARS-CoV-2 viral load in their saliva. Procedures to reduce the viral load in their oral cavity are important for mitigating the viral transmission.
Leticia M. Bezinelli, Luciana Corrêa, Stephany Beyerstedt, Marcella L. Franco, Érika B. Rangel, Carlos Guillermo Benítez, Nelson Hamerschlak, João R.R. Pinho, Debora Heller, Fernanda P. Eduardo   +9 more
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Understanding why and how youth-friendly health services improve viral load suppression among adolescents and young people living with HIV in Nigeria: realist evaluation with qualitative comparative analysis

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Youth-friendly health service (YFHS) approaches are essential to better outcomes for young people. We evaluated attainment of viral load suppression among young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) enrolled in an HIV treatment programme ...
Okikiolu Badejo, Prosper Okonkwo, Edwin Wouters, Sara Van Belle, Christiana Nöstlinger, Marie Laga, Plang Jwanle   +6 more
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Effects of medical male circumcision (MC) on plasma HIV viral load in HIV+ HAART naïve men; Rakai, Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BACKGROUND: Medical male circumcision (MC) of HIV-infected men may increase plasma HIV viral load and place female partners at risk of infection. We assessed the effect of MC on plasma HIV viral load in HIV-infected men in Rakai, Uganda.
Godfrey Kigozi, Richard Musoke, Nehemiah Kighoma, Stephen Watya, David Serwadda, Fred Nalugoda, Noah Kiwanuka, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Aaron Tobian, Fredrick Makumbi, Ronald Moses Galiwango, Nelson Sewankambo, James Nkale, Grace Kigozi Nalwoga, Margaret Anyokorit, Tom Lutalo, Ronald Henry Gray, Maria Joan Wawer   +17 more
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Change in Viral Load Count and Its Predictors Among Unsuppressed Viral Load Patients Receiving an Enhanced Adherence Counseling Intervention at Three Hospitals in Northern Ethiopia: An Exploratory Retrospective Follow-Up Study

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2020
Gedefaw Diress,1 Melese Linger2 1Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia; 2Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Gedefaw Diress ...
Diress G, Linger M
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Dental caries in association with viral load in children living with HIV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a cross‐sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Oral health status is associated with the overall health among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. However, it is unclear whether dental caries is associated with the viral load in this population.
Kimiyo Kikuchi, Junko Yasuoka, Sovannary Tuot, Sumiyo Okawa, Sokunthea Yem, Pheak Chhoun, Makoto Murayama, Chantheany Huot, Siyan Yi   +8 more
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Level of viral load suppression in Rwinkwavu District Hospital: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: The Rwinkwavu district hospital faces challenges in understanding and improving the human immunodeficiency virus viral load suppression rates among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Metuschelah Habimana, Rachel Niyogushimwa, Vedaste Ndahindwa, Theoneste Ntakirutimana   +3 more
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), viral load and clinical outcomes; lessons learned one year into the pandemic: A systematic review

World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2021
BACKGROUND Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is diagnosed via real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and reported as a binary assessment of the test being positive or negative.
Santosh Shenoy
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Kinetics of viral load and antibody response in relation to COVID-19 severity.

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent for COVID-19 pneumonia. Little is known about the kinetics, tissue distribution, cross-reactivity and neutralization antibody response in COVID-19 patients.
Yanqun Wang, Lu Zhang, L. Sang, F. Ye, Shicong Ruan, Bei Zhong, T. Song, A. Alshukairi, Rongchang Chen, Zhaoyong Zhang, Mian Gan, Airu Zhu, Yongbo Huang, L. Luo, C. K. Mok, Manal M. Al Gethamy, H. Tan, Zhengtu Li, Xiaofang Huang, Fang Li, Jing Sun, Yanjun Zhang, Liyan Wen, Yuming Li, Zhaoming Chen, Z. Zhuang, Jianfen Zhuo, Chunke Chen, Lijun Kuang, Junxiang Wang, Huibin Lv, Yongliang Jiang, Min Li, Yimin Lin, Ying Deng, Lan-fong Tang, Jieling Liang, Jicheng Huang, S. Perlman, N. Zhong, Jingxian Zhao, J. S. Malik Peiris, Yimin Li, Jincun Zhao   +43 more
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Waning of SARS-CoV-2 booster viral-load reduction effectiveness

Nature Communications, 2021
The BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to reduce viral load of breakthrough infections (BTIs), an important factor affecting infectiousness. This viral-load protective effect has been waning with time post the second vaccine and later restored with
M. Levine-Tiefenbrun, I. Yelin, H. Alapi, E. Herzel, Jacob Kuint, G. Chodick, S. Gazit, T. Patalon, R. Kishony   +8 more
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