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immunologic failure
May 11, 2008
Dear Dr. Mark
I would like you exlain from a lab perspective what constiitutes immulogic
failure. My viral load is non detectable but the CD4 is falling.
I am going to another lab because this one
is know to screw up
as they have an old
clunker of flow cyclometery machine..
Can you walk me through this as i am very worried and bear in mind that here in the third world the facilities leave a lot to be desired....
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Response from Dr. Holodniy
You don't indicate what your CD4 count and percent is, and what the trend has been over time to cause you this concern. Also would be helpful to know what your HIV meds are, if you are taking them, etc.
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