Viral Load

Also written as VL.

A positive HBeAg means a high viral load and a high chance of transmission (above 70% without prevention).

What our notes say

A positive HBeAg means a high viral load and a high chance of transmission (above 70% without prevention). (Internal Medicine 4th Year 1st Semester CAT: HIV and the gut, liver disease and )
Caesarean section is reserved for obstetric reasons or a high viral load near delivery. (Obstetrics and Gynaecology Question Bank: 12 Clinical MCQs)
| HBV DNA (viral load) | How much virus there is: the key number for the decision to treat | (Hepatitis B and the approach to hepatitis)
Treatment decisions use ALT, AST, HBeAg, viral load and fibrosis assessment (biopsy). (Internal Medicine 4th Year 1st Semester CAT: HIV and the gut, liver disease and )
Lifelong maternal antiretroviral therapy that suppresses the viral load, with prophylaxis for the infant, reduces transmission to under 2%. (Obstetrics and Gynaecology Question Bank: 12 Clinical MCQs)
Goal: undetectable viral load, CD4 recovery, prevention of transmission ("U=U" – undetectable = untransmittable) (Pharmacology CRASH Course)