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A low CD4 count indicates that HIV has damaged a person’s immune system to such an extent that they are at risk of serious illnesses. If you have a low CD4 count, HIV treatment is essential. Until the immune system recovers, it is also necessary to take antibiotics as prophylaxis to prevent opportunistic infections.

Improving HIV care

Top 5 stories on HIV in Asia from IAS 2023

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25 August 2023
Low CD4 count

Mumbai shows triaging those with advanced HIV disease in government centres is feasible

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8 August 2023
Starting treatment

People with weakened immune systems still at risk of treatment failure, even with newer ART regimens

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31 May 2023
Economic & social inequality

Most people who died of mpox in the US were Black gay men with advanced HIV

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17 April 2023
Retention & linkage to care

Growing number of people re-engaging with HIV care in South Africa have advanced HIV

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6 April 2023
Sexual health

Top 5 stories on sexual health from CROI 2023

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9 March 2023
Weight gain & lipodystrophy

Weight gain on HIV treatment greater in people who start treatment with advanced HIV

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9 March 2023
Mpox (monkeypox)

Mpox (monkeypox) can be very severe in people with uncontrolled HIV

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22 February 2023
Mpox (monkeypox)

People living with HIV may develop more severe mpox

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18 January 2023
Low CD4 count

What will it take to end advanced HIV disease-related deaths?

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8 August 2022
TB epidemiology

Incident tuberculosis in one in three people starting antiretroviral therapy in Thailand

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16 May 2022
Vaccinations & immunisations

COVID-19 vaccine booster produces strong responses in people with HIV with low CD4 counts

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15 February 2022
Low CD4 count

Patients who developed advanced HIV in DRC and Kenya ‘slipped through the cracks’ of health and social structures

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11 January 2022
Coronavirus

Headlines linking people with HIV to COVID variants are at best incomplete, at worst stigmatising

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20 December 2021
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

High mortality of people living with HIV in Thailand highlights the need for early diagnosis and treatment

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9 November 2021
Coronavirus

CD4 count below 500 or detectable viral load raise the risk of severe COVID-19 for people with HIV

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11 August 2021
Opportunistic infections

Improved treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, a leading cause of death in people with HIV

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26 July 2021
Cancer

Low CD4 cell count linked to increased risk of cancer among people with HIV in South Africa

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24 March 2021
Coronavirus

CD4 count below 350 increases the risk of severe COVID-19

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19 January 2021
Low CD4 count

Study shows a 70% decline in baseline CD4 testing in Uganda over six years

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10 June 2020
Cancer

Very low CD4 count in the past raises anal cancer risk

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18 May 2020
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Are CD4 counts still useful in the 'treat all' era?

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8 March 2019
TB transmission & prevention

Hepatitis B or raised liver enzymes predict liver toxicity when TB prevention drug is combined with HIV treatment

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6 June 2018
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

First-line ART failure common among hospitalised HIV-positive people in sub-Saharan Africa

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12 April 2018