At-home VL

This paper was originally published here, in French. We provide the google translation for your convenience. Proper translation will come soon. Some practical aspects may differ where you live.

Immediate VL, without going to the lab ;-)

By Charles Edouard!

From one of our exotic correspondents:

In France also! No prescription needed to get a viral load; Approximately 60 Euros. The practical guide explains how to do this; At initiation of the Short Cycle, it is necessary to increase the VL frequency: month-1, month-2, month-4, month-6, etc.

Soon, VL at your fingertip ...

It may be possible to do a rapid viral load without going to the lab, according to a preliminary study published in scientific reports, followed by a press release. (poorly written); The full version is published by Nature: New pH-detecting semiconductor for the detection of HIV-1 viremia at the point of service

The researchers developed a computer chip and tested. A test amplifies HIV RNA in a small amount of blood and the results are converted into an electrical signal that can be read by a computer or a mobile device.
The entire process takes about 30 minutes.

The limit of detection is 1000 copies / mL: this may be sufficient (*) to ensure:
- there is no replication consecutive of resistance
- the intransmissibility of HIV (see initial study: RAKAI)
- a greater diffusion of the technique

(*): May be ... we will see at that time, we are not there yet ... In the future, we might get better stuff.

It is sufficient (*) for maintenance (ICCARRE ...), and also for optimal dosage analysis with Tivicay ® (DTG) (*).

Monitoring viral load is crucial to the success of HIV treatment. At the moment, testing often requires costly and complex equipment that can take a couple of days to produce a result. We have taken the job done by this equipment, which is the size of a large photocopier, and shrunk it down to a USB chip.

Dr. Cooke adds that "this technology, although in the early stages, could allow patients to monitor their level of virus in the same way that people with diabetes check their blood sugar levels."

Good ... It is not yet on the market ... Until then, VLs are done in the lab, with or without prescription, and the results via Internet!

Good Week-End and Good Fuck!


This paper was originally published here, in French. We provide the google translation for your convenience. Proper translation will come soon. Some practical aspects may differ where you live.