HIV Virologic Failure among Patients with Persistent Low-Level Viremia in Nairobi, Kenya: It Is Time to Review the >1000 Virologic Failure Threshold
Table 1
Definitions of terms as used in this study.
Term
Definition
PLLV
Viral loads between ≥20 and 999 copies/ml on at least two consecutive measures
Virologic failure (VF)
Viral copies/ml
Viral blips
Viral load consistently ≤50 copies/ml with one viral load -999 copies/ml
Nondetectable VL
Viral copies/ml
Baseline VL
The first viral load test Of importance to note is that viral load tests before the commencement of ART are only done on HIV-positive pregnant mothers who test positive while pregnant or who become pregnant when already enrolled for ART care and their children after birth. Other patients who test HIV positive have to take ARVs for six months before their viral load is tested
