Question
Should I worry if viral load is now over 700 on injectable ART?
5 September 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Changing treatment, Injectable ART.
Hi there, I have been undetectable since 2016 and for the six months I have been on injectables.
Yesterday I had a blood test and today I see that I have a viral load of over 700.
Should I be worried?
Answer
Hi there
Thanks – I hope your doctor has already retested the viral load again. The doctor should also run a drug resistance test, in case there is early signs of drug resistance.
If they haven’t done this, please do this now.
The latest result might just be a blip and the new test might show you are undetectable again. Your doctor should also ask about other things that might have affected the result.
It is important enough to have these test now and to get the results back promptly, as this coul reduce the risk of drug resistance.
Your latest viral load is serious because if viral load continues to be detectable, there is the risk of developing drug resistance quickly to both classes of drug.
Please let me know how you get on or if you have other questions.
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