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Summary
| Last updated: 06.06.06 |
In this chapter you’ll find information on:
- The importance of tests to assess how HIV is affecting you.
- CD4 cell counts, a key test used to assess the health of the immune system that is used to help guide decisions about when to start HIV treatment and to monitor how effective HIV treatment is.
- Viral load tests, which measure the amount of HIV in the blood and are used along with CD4 cell counts to decide when to start HIV treatment.
- An explanation of what an ‘undetectable' viral load is.
- Other blood tests to monitor your health