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Filters Content type: News, Editors' picks Topic: CD4 count

CD4 cells are the most important cells in the immune system. A type of test called a CD4 count tells you how many CD4 cells there are in a small sample of blood. The more there are the better. Decisions about when to start treatment are often based on the CD4 count.

Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Restoring and maintaining a high CD4 count possible for vast majority of people living with HIV in France

News
12 November 2014
CD4 count

The genetics of coping with HIV

Editor's pick
Science Daily
12 November 2014
Access to healthcare

Thai patients to receive free HIV drugs, regardless of CD4 count

Editor's pick
Bangkok Post
2 October 2014
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Point-of-care CD4 testing is economically feasible for HIV care in resource-limited areas

Editor's pick
Eurekalert Inf Dis
17 September 2014
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

HIV superinfection associated with accelerated viral load increase but has no impact on clinical disease progression

News
19 August 2014
CD4 count

South African women living with HIV subtype C experience rapid CD4 cell loss

News
5 August 2014
Cardiovascular disease

High CD4s Neutralize Raised Risk of Stroke in People With HIV

Editor's pick
Aidsmeds
26 June 2014
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Study shows prognostic value of viral load monitoring among people living with subtype C HIV in South Africa

News
2 June 2014
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

BD Launches New Point-of-Care System for HIV/AIDS Patients

Editor's pick
BD Biosciences press release
28 April 2014
Cancer

Low CD4 count during HIV therapy increases risk of virus-related non-AIDS cancers

News
9 April 2014
Ageing & HIV

Older age associated with bigger increases in viral load and falls in CD4 count in patients not taking HIV treatment

News
27 February 2014
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

A low CD4 cell count despite viral suppression with HIV treatment is associated with a big increase in mortality risk

News
14 February 2014
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Mylan Announces CE Mark for MyT4™ Point-of-Care CD4 Diagnostic Test

Editor's pick
Mylan
10 January 2014
Low CD4 count

Regular clinic attendance especially beneficial for people with HIV who have low CD4 counts

News
9 January 2014
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Severity of HIV seroconversion illness associated with subsequent disease progression

News
5 December 2013
Testing & health monitoring

HIV monitoring every six months is adequate for people on ART with stable viral suppression

News
10 October 2013
Starting treatment

CD4 cell count at time of entry to HIV care did not increase significantly between 1992 and 2011

News
12 August 2013
Opportunistic infections

Few AIDS diagnoses among people with higher CD4 cell counts, but risk remains elevated for those with a count below 750

News
9 August 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Wanted: a standard model of HIV and Aids diagnostics for Africa

Editor's pick
The Guardian
6 August 2013
Treatment guidelines

Evidence is not yet sufficient to recommend universal treatment, clinicians and community writers say

News
5 August 2013
Cardiovascular disease

Only a weak association between immune suppression and increased cardiovascular disease risk for people with HIV

News
25 July 2013
Cancer

Undetectable viral load reduces the risk of HIV-associated anal cancer

News
11 June 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

People doing well on HIV therapy have a mortality risk identical to that of HIV-negative peers

News
5 June 2013
Treatment guidelines

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Applauds WHO Decision to Initiate HIV Treatment Earlier

Editor's pick
Wall Street Journal
25 April 2013