Viral load is the quantity of virus in a given amount of patient’s blood.
Synonyms
Virus load
Detailed description
This factor is mainly used to control the therapeutic process of infections with HIV, cytomegaly viruses, hepatitis A viruses and hepatitis B viruses. A high viral load correlates with a severe infection or a poor prognosis, respectively.
Temporary loss of T cell immunity towards various virus infections (e.g. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) or Adenovirus (AdV)) is a main cause of infection-related mortality in severely immunocompromised patients, like individuals upon allogeneic hematopoetic stem cell transplantation ...