"Viral Load" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The quantity of measurable virus in a body fluid. Change in viral load, measured in plasma, is sometimes used as a SURROGATE MARKER in disease progression.
| Descriptor ID |
D019562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.875.950 E05.200.875.950 G06.920.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Viral Load- Viral Load
- Load, Viral
- Viral Burden
- Burden, Viral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Viral Load" by people in Profiles.
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Natural History of Aerosol-Induced Ebola Virus Disease in Rhesus Macaques. Viruses. 2021 11 17; 13(11).
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Population uptake of HIV testing, treatment, viral suppression, and male circumcision following a community-based intervention in Botswana (Ya Tsie/BCPP): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2020 06; 7(6):e422-e433.
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Universal Testing, Expanded Treatment, and Incidence of HIV Infection in Botswana. N Engl J Med. 2019 07 18; 381(3):230-242.
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Development of the TypeSeq Assay for Detection of 51 Human Papillomavirus Genotypes by Next-Generation Sequencing. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 05; 57(5).
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Cross-sectional estimates revealed high HIV incidence in Botswana rural communities in the era of successful ART scale-up in 2013-2015. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204840.
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Human papillomavirus prevalence and clinicopathological associations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the Lebanese population. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jul; 132(7):636-641.
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The Neonatal Fc Receptor and Complement Fixation Facilitate Prophylactic Vaccine-Mediated Humoral Protection against Viral Infection in the Ocular Mucosa. J Immunol. 2017 09 01; 199(5):1898-1911.
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Long-term consequences of topical dexamethasone treatment during acute corneal HSV-1 infection on the immune system. J Leukoc Biol. 2017 05; 101(5):1253-1261.
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HIV-1 antiretroviral drug resistance patterns in patients failing NNRTI-based treatment: results from a national survey in South Africa. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017 01; 72(1):210-219.
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The use of human cornea organotypic cultures to study herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-induced inflammation. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct; 253(10):1721-8.