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follow-up to too late for treatment
Feb 19, 1999

You say with a T-cell count of 53 I have probably had HIV for several years. However, I have tested negative every 6 months 1984 - Jan 1997. Does 2 years constitute several years or could the results of this most recent test or any of the others have been in error? Could anything else account for my low T-cell count? Thanks again in advance for any information you could provide.

Response from Dr. Holodniy

There is no accurate way to estimate length of infection. Two years of infection to get to 53 T cells would be considered rapid, but not unheard of. MH



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