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Atripla And VL Aug 13, 2011 I hope this finds you in good health. I have been HIV+ for 14 years, was put on Atripla last year october and became undetctable in 30 days. my June,2011 results: CD4 416 VL less than 20 CD% 20.8 My Aug, 2011 Results: CD4 390 VL 100 CD% 24.4 should I worry about increase in VL and decrease in CD4? why would CD% increase but VL and CD4 decrease? please help, my HIV DR on vecation and I have no one to descuss these results with. |
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 Hello and thanks for posting. I wouldn't be concerned about your lab results. A single viral load of 100, particularly in the face of an increasing CD4 percentage is very likely insignificant (we often call a "blip"). Often very unimportant activation of the immune system (like a cold sore, sinus infection or vaccination) or simple laboratory error can result in such low-level viral measurements. Multiple previous studies have shown that viral blips have no clinical significance. I hope that helps. Be well, BY | ||||||||
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