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Rising CD4 + Rising VL Mar 20, 2005 Dear Doc, I am asymtomatic, not on meds and was infected sometime between June 2003 and June 2004. My CD4 has risen over the last 6 months from 407 to 447 and now 568 measured at 3-monthly intervals. During this time the VL has correspondingly went from 22000 down to 11000 and back up to 22000. I have had no illness whatsoever apart from an outbreak of minor herpes about the time of the middle test. I cannot understand why the VL actually dropped while I had the herpes outbreak and why the CD4 continues to rise even with the recent doubling of the VL. The results at first glance appear to be incongruent. Please advise. |
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 Although at first appearance this appears to be a significant difference (a doubling or reduction in half), this is well within the assay variability and would not be considered a significant difference. | ||||||||
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