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 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2003 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2004 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2007 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2008 | 2 | 11 | 13 | | 2009 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2010 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2011 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 2012 | 5 | 14 | 19 | | 2013 | 3 | 14 | 17 | | 2014 | 1 | 18 | 19 | | 2015 | 5 | 16 | 21 | | 2016 | 6 | 16 | 22 | | 2017 | 0 | 20 | 20 | | 2018 | 6 | 17 | 23 | | 2019 | 4 | 14 | 18 | | 2020 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2021 | 3 | 15 | 18 | | 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2025 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viral Load" by people in Profiles.
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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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Kim S, Radford CE, Xu D, Zhong J, Do J, Pham DM, Travisano KA, Filsinger Interrante MV, Bruun TUJ, Rezek V, Wilder B, Palomares M, Seaman MS, Kitchen SG, Bloom JD, Kim PS. A broad antibody with enhanced HIV-1 neutralization via bispecific antibody-mediated prepositioning. Nat Commun. 2025 May 18; 16(1):4617.
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Helova A, Onono M, Ogolla-Onyando M, Ouma E, Imran R, Beres LK, Hampanda K, Owuor K, Szychowski JM, Ongeri L, Abuogi LL, Turan JM. Evaluation of risk stratification and problem management plus (PM+) for pregnant women with HIV in Kenya (Tatua study): Protocol paper. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Apr; 151:107838.
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Lydon E, Osborne CM, Wagner BD, Ambroggio L, Harris JK, Reeder R, Carpenter TC, Maddux AB, Leroue MK, Yehya N, DeRisi JL, Hall MW, Zuppa AF, Carcillo J, Meert K, Sapru A, Pollack MM, McQuillen P, Notterman DA, Langelier CR, Mourani PM. Proteomic profiling of the local and systemic immune response to pediatric respiratory viral infections. mSystems. 2025 Jan 21; 10(1):e0133524.
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Tan JK, Servellita V, Stryke D, Kelly E, Streithorst J, Sumimoto N, Foresythe A, Huh HJ, Nguyen J, Oseguera M, Brazer N, Tang J, Ingebrigtsen D, Fung B, Reyes H, Hillberg M, Chen A, Guevara H, Yagi S, Morales C, Wadford DA, Mourani PM, Langelier CR, de Lorenzi-Tognon M, Benoit P, Chiu CY. Laboratory validation of a clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing assay for respiratory virus detection and discovery. Nat Commun. 2024 11 12; 15(1):9016.
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Ryan P, Odegard E, Meeds H, Lartey M, Ganu VJ, Tachi K, Yang H, Ojewale O, Boamah I, Obo-Akwa A, Antwi K, Anderson PL, Blackard JT, Kwara A. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viremia despite tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing antiretroviral therapy in persons with HBV/HIV coinfection. J Clin Virol. 2024 Dec; 175:105733.
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Zhang HL, Mock M, Bushman L, Anderson PL, Kiser JJ, Naggie S. Cumulative Tenofovir Exposure Among Patients With HIV/Hepatitis B Coinfection With Differential Viral Suppression. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 09 26; 79(3):705-708.
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