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.
Viral Load Measurement. Guide. A viral load test measures how much human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is in the blood. Viral load is first measured when you are diagnosed with HIV infection. This initial measurement serves as the baseline, and future viral load measurements will be compared with the baseline. Since viral load can vary from day to day, the trend over time is used to determine if the infection is getting worse.