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 baseline (pre-treatment) HIV RNA level, combined with the baseline CD4 count, predicts progression to AIDS and death.1,2 Periodic viral load assessment is used to track progression of the infection and is the most important indicator of antiretroviral treatment response.