HIV VIRAL LOAD, QUANTITATIVE BY PCR

Collection Instr. …………: Fasting not required.

Technical Information: The research and quantification of the HIV virus, by Quantitative Real-Time PCR, provides an analysis with greater sensitivity, making it possible to reduce the cases of false-negative or false-positive. This exam also enables the study of the organism’s resistance to the main antiretroviral drugs used for the treatment of this pathology, and a better medical follow-up of the progression of the case.