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Title: Viral load
Post by: IGotIt on August 04, 2013, 09:03:55 pm

1.301 log10copy/ml  can be interpreted as what???? a lot????

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: newt on August 05, 2013, 02:10:53 am

20 ie undetectable ie really, really low - matt

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: IGotIt on August 05, 2013, 03:49:38 pm

THANKS NEWT..
I still dont get it,but you say is low,so good enough!!

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: Newguy on August 05, 2013, 05:24:24 pm

Its an exponential function.

(b)*log(a) is the same as a^b. I think, I should know this off by heart since I did really well in the higher maths. I guess because of HIV's exponential growth dynamics they use this function to express copies/mL? I have no idea but I am guessing this might be true? At any rate if you plug your numbers into the formula you get 10^1.301 which is equal to about 20 copies/mL.

I hope this helps, if I am completely wrong someone please jump in and correct this post!

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: newt on August 05, 2013, 06:18:38 pm

A log10 value is a different way of counting viral load, where log 1.0 = viral load of 10 copies and log 6.0 = 1 million. - matt 

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: eric48 on August 05, 2013, 06:30:53 pm

Welcome to the forums and yes, Bingo ! you are undetectable !...

Cheers!

Eric

Title: Re: Viral load
Post by: mikeyb39 on August 05, 2013, 07:22:51 pm

wow!   Are you all speaking in tongues?  haha.  I was horrible in math.  Great number though Igotit