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Author Topic: I still donīt understand "logs"  (Read 5708 times)

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Offline blondbeauty

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I still donīt understand "logs"
« on: June 16, 2006, 01:12:18 pm »
When reading in websites about HIV reserarch or new meds I still donīt understand whay is a ten fold reduction in viarl load or a 3 fold reduction, for example...can anybody help me?
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Counts when starting treatment:
V.L.:80.200 copies. CD4: 25%=503
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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2006, 01:53:55 pm »
hello...most people find this term a bit confusing, especially as doctors often don't explain what it means! Basically, it's just a sort of "shorthand" way of describing large changes in viral load measurements.

here is a link to a really useful little table, which helps you to work out log reductions / increases...and also tells you exactly what it's all about!

http://www.projectinform.org/fs/bloodwork.html#14

hope that helps  :)

Kate

Offline blondbeauty

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2006, 02:06:49 pm »
Thank you Kate. Yes! It helped!
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Epstein Barr +; CMV +; Toxoplasmosis +; HIV-1 +.
Counts when starting treatment:
V.L.:80.200 copies. CD4: 25%=503
Started Sustiva-Truvada 14/August/2006
Last V.L.count (Oct 2013): Undetectable
Last CD4 count (OCT 2013): 52%= 933

Offline Teresa

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2006, 08:56:12 pm »
Thanks for posting that link Kate.

I have saved it so me and hubby can use it.

Hugs
Teresa
Hubby HIV+ 5/5/06
CD4:320
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Atripla (started it 8/24/06)

Offline HIVworker

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2006, 01:13:51 am »
One log reduction is equal to a 10 fold decrease. A 1 log decrease is the same as going from 1,000,000 to 100,000 or 10,000 to 1,000 etc

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NB. Any advice about HIV is given in addition to your own medical advice and not intended to replace it. You should never make clinical decisions based on what anyone says on the internet but rather check with your ID doctor first. Discussions from the internet are just that - Discussions. They may give you food for thought, but they should not direct you to do anything but fuel discussion.

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2006, 06:48:08 am »
If you wanna convert your viral load into a log value just go to Google and type "log(#number goes here) into the search box (then hit return) eg typing in "log(50)" gives you the result "log(50) = 1.69897" (the log value for 'undetectable').

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Offline Cliff

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2006, 08:25:02 am »
You can do anything with Google.  Thanks for that Matt.

Offline blondbeauty

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2006, 03:38:57 pm »
Thank you, mat and HIV worker! So...one log reduction is taking off a zero. And one log reduction is equal to 10 fold. Its easy.
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Counts when starting treatment:
V.L.:80.200 copies. CD4: 25%=503
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Offline HIVworker

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Re: I still donīt understand "logs"
« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2006, 11:19:13 pm »
Two log reduction, take off two zeros....you got it!
NB. Any advice about HIV is given in addition to your own medical advice and not intended to replace it. You should never make clinical decisions based on what anyone says on the internet but rather check with your ID doctor first. Discussions from the internet are just that - Discussions. They may give you food for thought, but they should not direct you to do anything but fuel discussion.

 


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