[MCOH-EH] Genome Equivalents as a measure of viral load

[Galaid Edward I]

This is pertaining to the unit of measure that is used in the SHEA HCP with HBV/HCV/HIV infection document (https://www.shea-online.org/images/guidelines/BBPathogen_GL.pdf) to quantify viral load.

My Lab Director and his colleagues have not been able to come up with a conversion factor to express viral load as copies/mL or IU's.

Appreciate any info on how you're handling this.   This is not a new issue.  I am just stumped.

And maybe the SHEA document from 2010 is due for an update.

Thanks

Ed Galaid


Edward I. Galaid, MD, MPH, FACOEM
ABIM, ABPM (OM)
Medical Director, Roper St. Francis Physician Partners Occupational Medicine
Charleston, SC
Member, ACOEM Task Group,  Guidance for the Medical Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers
(O) 843-402-5053



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