Cd4 Viral Load

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Big drop of CD4, CD4% AND viral load

Dear doctor,I'm a 36 years old man, I've been hiv+ for 3 years, never on meds yet.My three first labs were as following:Sept 2003: CD4 980 (31%), Vl 20 000December 2003: CD4 1200 (32%) Vl 10 000March 2004: CD4 1120 (33%) Vl 22 000I was...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That would be considered a significant decline in both CD4 count and percentage, and would usually be reflected in an increased viral load. The first order of business is to have them repeated.... Read more »

CD4 and Viral Load

my tests results have always been CD4 over 1000 and viral load undetectable my last test shows CD4... Read more »

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Low CD4 and viral load

Is it unusual to have a CD4 at 156 and a Viral Load at 50,000 and what does it mean? What would a... Read more »

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cd4 & viral load....no meds

Posted by debtex, 4 Replies

Hi Everyone, I really just wanted to share my news. I have been poz for 12 yrs, and started meds soon after I found out (which was 11 yrs ago). I've taken a couple different combos since then to find the right one, but I did. Then per the advise... Read more »

CD4 668 - Viral Load 227567 ? about viral load

Posted by Courtkidx, 1 Reply

I just got these results via phone and im just curious if anyone can tell me if I should be worried about my semi high viral load? I know my cd4 count is good. I am newly diagnosed as of dec. 30, 2009. Any info would be appreciated. Read more »

cd4 or viral load

Posted by Lilly, 2 Replies

When starting to think about treatment, does either counts (cd4s or viral load) play a bigger role? My viral load has recently dropped, but so has my cd4's. My counts are all still at a comfortable level for me with no meds, but at the clinic... Read more »

cd4 at 35 and viral load 521 advice please!!!!

Posted by poliwog, 5 Replies

I just got back my labs. I started on Combivir and Kaletra 6 months ago. My viral load was over 100K and mt cd4 at 90. Afer 6 months my VL wentr way down but my cd4 count is 35. I was given two meds to fight any possible secondary infections and... Read more »

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