Does NOt detected necessarily mean UNDetected (4 Week Labs)

[Idyllic]

HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph)
Hepatitis C Quantitation   HCV Not Detected IU/mL   
HCV log10        
Unable to calculate result since non-numeric result obtained for component test.


The quantitative range for this assay is 25 IU/mL to 69 Million IU/mL using a combination of Taqman real-time PCR (LLOQ 43 IU/mL) plus reflex to another Taqman assay (LLOQ 25 IU/mL) for low viral load samples that were detectable by the original Taqman real-time PCR assay but not quantifiable. The limit of detection of the assay is 7.1 IU/mL for HCV Genotype 1.

Question: Does this mean my VL is lower than 25 IU/mL or 7.1 IU/mL & I am technically not UND yet, right?

[Idyllic]

Thanks for your timely response. That pretty much correlates with what I have read but there was a huge part of me that had my hopes up. I need to see the assay of the tests the other people are getting when they have their four week labs and post a nurse calls them to inform them they are UND.

[can-do-man]

"Question: Does this mean my VL is lower than 25 IU/mL or 7.1 IU/mL & I am technically not UND yet, right?"

Yes, you are under 25 but detected.....