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Laboratory Testing
Viral Load Information Series for Positive People
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Date Created/Most Recent Revision: 2000
Last Reviewed by NRC: March 29, 2001
Authors and Affiliations: National AIDS Manual Productions
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Target Audience: People living with HIV
Language: English
Reading Level: 8th grade
Type of Material: booklet
Publisher: NAM Publication
Copyright: Copyright NAM Publication 2000. All rights reserved.
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This booklet provides the following information about viral load testing and CD4 counts: why viral load levels are important to people living with HIV, how often to have a viral load test, how viral load counts reflect drug resistance and how viral load can impact HIV transmission.
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All reviewers found this booklet very helpful. One reviewer "loved it" because, "there is a lot of confusion about CD4 and viral load; this material makes it more clear." Another reviewer said it was helpful because, "this can supplement the information that patients receive after meeting with a clinician" or receiving a viral load or CD4 test. One reviewer found it so effective that he is going to share this booklet immediately with his friend who has just recently been diagnosed with HIV. Reviewers agreed that physicians, nurses, and HIV/AIDS educators should distribute this booklet. Reviewers also agreed that the booklet would be helpful for the general population living with HIV, but would be most helpful for those who are newly diagnosed with HIV.
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NAM Publications
16a Clapham Common Southside,
London SW4 7AB
Phone: 020-7627-3200
Fax: 020-7627-3101
Email: info@nam.org.uk
Website: http://www.aidsmap.com
Permission to Reproduce: No
Permission to Distribute: No
Cost per copy: Temporarily Unavailable
Shipping Cost: Temporarily Unavailable
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