If flashes of light or floaters occur suddenly or in great numbers, or if you are not sure what to do, do not wait for vision loss to occur before you call your doctor. If you cannot reach your doctor, go to the emergency room.
If viral RNA is detected, a positive result is reported; if viral RNA is. not detected, the test result is negative. â¢ Quantitative viral load tests â These tests measure the amount of virus in. one milliliter of blood. In the past the level of the viral load was correlated with.
The viral load is important in decisions regarding maternal treatment and delivery management; however, because perinatal HIV transmission can occur even at low or undetectable HIV RNA copy numbers, the viral load is not used in pregnancy to decide whether to start antiretroviral medications.