Viral load | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

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 , cytomegaly viruses, A viruses and hepatitis B viruses. A high viral load correlates with a severe infection or a poor prognosis, respectively.

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