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recent news on starting between 350 and 500
Nov 2, 2008

Hello - I am hoping you can comment on the recent news reports on the study by Mari Kitahata, a University of Washington AIDS researcher in Seattle.

It seems they are going to change the start meds at number from 200 to 350, or even higher than 350. Can you please comment for everyone?

Response from Dr. Holodniy

Not sure whether a change will occur in the guidelines, which currently state that anyone with a CD4 <200 or between 200-350 should start HIV treatment. There is currently a statement in the guidelines that says in those people with a CD4 count >350 treatment can be started based on the clinical history. The pendulum may swing toward a somewhat stronger statement regarding this based on some database reviews on outcomes at higher starting CD4 counts.



  
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