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HIV vs. AIDS Status Nov 14, 2009 Hello. My t-cells right now are at 293, a big improvement from 60 that I had when I was diagnosed the first time back in 2005. I have really come a long way. However, I thought that once I reached t-cells of about 350 I would no longer be considered to have Aids and I would be in HIV+ status. My doctor said that once I was diagnosed with AIDS I would always be considered as having such. Can you please further explain this. I am confused about what the doctor said. Just not making sense. Please advise. Thank you!!!! |
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| Response from Dr. Holodniy
 I assume that your CD4% is > 14%. An AIDS diagnosis can be either a CD4 count < 200 or CD4% < 14%. Assuming that your CD4% is above 14, then you no longer have AIDS. This is an important distinction because from a clinical perspective you are no longer at risk for developing serious opportunistic infections. | |||||||||
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