 Viral Load
"Viral Load" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The quantity of measurable virus in a body fluid. Change in viral load, measured in plasma, is sometimes used as a SURROGATE MARKER in disease progression.
| Descriptor ID |
D019562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.875.950 E05.200.875.950 G06.920.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Viral Load- Viral Load
- Load, Viral
- Viral Burden
- Burden, Viral
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Viral Load" by people in this website by year, and whether "Viral Load" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2004 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2007 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2009 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2010 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2011 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 2012 | 4 | 13 | 17 | | 2013 | 3 | 15 | 18 | | 2014 | 1 | 18 | 19 | | 2015 | 5 | 14 | 19 | | 2016 | 8 | 17 | 25 | | 2017 | 0 | 20 | 20 | | 2018 | 6 | 20 | 26 | | 2019 | 4 | 17 | 21 | | 2020 | 2 | 11 | 13 | | 2021 | 3 | 15 | 18 | | 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2025 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viral Load" by people in Profiles.
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Wamakima B, Diouf K, Modest A, Macharia A, Boikanyo K, Hanson SJ, Diseko M, Mabuta J, Rubgega F, Morroni C, Caniglia E, Jackson-Gibson M, Makhema J, Hofmeyr J, Zash R, Shapiro R, Luckett R. Pre-Eclampsia Rates in Women With and Without HIV in Modern ART Era in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):241-248.
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Moore CM, Secor EA, Everman JL, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Jackson N, Pruesse E, Diener K, Morin A, Arbes SJ, Bacharier LB, Bendixsen CG, Calatroni A, Dupont WD, Furuta GT, Gebretsadik T, Gruchalla RS, Gupta RS, Khurana Hershey GK, Kattan M, Liu AH, Lussier SJ, Murrison LB, Numata M, O'Connor GT, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Phipatanakul W, Rothenberg ME, Seroogy CM, Zoratti EM, Castina S, Jackson DJ, Camargo CA, Johnson CC, Ethridge R, Ramratnam S, Stelzig L, Teach SJ, Togias AG, Fulkerson PC, Hartert TV, Seibold MA. The Common Cold Is Associated With Protection From SARS-CoV-2 Infections. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):e920-e930.
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Thaweethai T, Donohue SE, Martin JN, Hornig M, Mosier JM, Shinnick DJ, Ashktorab H, Atieh O, Blomkalns A, Brim H, Chen Y, Cortez MM, Erdmann NB, Flaherman V, Goepfert P, Goldman JD, Hamburg NM, Han JE, Heath JR, Jacoby V, Jolley SE, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kim C, Krishnan JA, Letts R, Levitan EB, Modes ME, McComsey GA, Metz TD, Mullington JM, Ofotokun I, Okumura MJ, Paredes CC, Patterson TF, Peluso MJ, Reece R, Sherif ZA, Simhan HN, Simmons C, Singh U, Taylor BS, Taylor BD, Trinity JD, Troxel AB, Utz PJ, Vasey AJ, Weinberger E, Wiley Z, Wisnivesky J, Yee LM, Horwitz L, Foulkes AS, Levy BD. Long COVID trajectories in the prospectively followed RECOVER-Adult US cohort. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 17; 16(1):9557.
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Hawkins KL, Hojat LS, Hicks C, McLees MP, Rowan S, Burman WJ, Gardner EM. The "ART review": formalizing a process to document complex HIV treatment histories and to support treatment optimization. AIDS Care. 2025 Nov; 37(11):1883-1893.
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Scallon AJ, Maheria P, Oyaro P, Thomas KK, Chohan BH, Odhiambo F, Brown E, Ochomo E, Karauki E, Yongo N, Hassan SA, Bishop MD, Beck IA, Boyce C, Frenkel LM, Abuogi L, Patel RC. Clinical, Psychosocial, and Structural Factors Associated with the Detection of HIV Drug Resistance in Children Living with HIV in Kisumu, Kenya: Secondary Analysis of Data from the Opt4Kids Study. Viruses. 2025 Sep 16; 17(9).
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Antwi S, Yang H, Enimil A, Martyn-Dickens C, Dompreh A, Sly-Moore E, Bosomtwe D, Amissah AK, Ojewale O, Asiedu P, Appiah AF, Opoku T, Sarfo AD, Kusi-Amponsah I, Bushman LR, Ellison L, Anderson PL, Kwara A. Tenofovir diphosphate concentrations in dried blood spots predict future HIV suppression but not virologic failure in adolescents with HIV. AIDS. 2025 Sep 01; 39(11):1668-1671.
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Bokop C, Dhar N, Izu A, Thaver-Kleitman J, Prabdial-Sing N, Ali MM, Akaba G, Barsosio HC, Berkley JA, Beck MM, Chaka TE, Cutland CL, Dorji P, Islam M, Keita AM, Lema FB, Medugu N, Mwakio S, Obaro S, Olateju EK, Sahni RD, Saha SK, Santhanam S, Sharma R, Sigaúque B, Simoes EAF, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Veeraraghavan B, Kwatra G, Madhi SA. Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women and cord blood hepatitis B surface antigen positive newborns in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. J Clin Virol. 2025 Aug; 179:105826.
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Hwang YJ, Lesko CR, Pytell JD, Falade-Nwulia O, Jones JL, Keruly JC, Snow LN, Moore RD, Fojo AT. Patterns in Mental Health Symptoms, Substance Use, and Viral Suppression in People with HIV: A Clustering Analysis. AIDS Behav. 2025 Nov; 29(11):3534-3543.
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Ortiz AM, Castello Casta F, Bodykevich EG, Flynn JK, Fennessey CM, Brooks K, Ruiz D, Yee DS, Simpson J, Rahmberg AR, Keele BF, Brenchley JM. Repeated enema administration in rhesus macaques is not sufficient to promote bacterial dysbiosis or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Mucosal Immunol. 2025 Oct; 18(5):1036-1046.
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Rabie H, Yin DE, Ward S, Rani Y, Ziemba L, Brooks KM, Cressey TR, Masheto GR, Cassim H, Deville JG, Ponatshego PL, Patel F, Aurpibul L, Barnabas SL, Mustich I, Coletti A, Heckman B, Krotje C, Townley E, Moye J, Majji S, Acosta EP, Ryan K, Chandasana H, Brothers CH, Buchanan AM, Flynn PM. Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Dispersible and Immediate Release Abacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudine Tablets in Children With HIV: IMPAACT 2019 Week 48 Results. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 May 29; 44(8):777-784.
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