The detection tests commonly used to check for the absence of microbes in hospitals or the agri-food industry are based on microbial growth, i.e. the laboratory cultivation of microorganisms from a sample to be checked.
HIV-positive people with undetectable viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners
People living with HIV who maintain low – but still detectible – levels of the virus and adhere to their antiretroviral regimen have almost zero