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Disturbed Regulation Cd4 Cd8 Aids

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Negative, trush, inverted cd4/cd8

Dear experts,I am a Norwegian male 42 years old. Last September I performed oral sex on a girl who is definitely in the "low-risk"-category. I decided to forget the whole thing. However, 2-3 weeks after I developed red spots on my tongue...
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Norwegian,Your T-cell subsets really aren't all that "strange." T-cells are involved in many illnesses other than HIV, and often can have transient, very normal variations up and down. Have you excluded HIV infection?... Read more »

CD4/CD8 results. Help

Hi doctor Bob,I am from Brazil, age 21. Back in the end of 2006, I performed unprotected... Read more »

CD4 and CD4/CD8 ratio

Dear Cal, I have been recently diagnosed HIV+ (June 02) and have some questions regarding both the... Read more »
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The Well Project

Comprender Qué Son las Células CD4 y CD8

Tabla de Contenidos Aspectos básicos Recuento de células CD4 y VIH Pruebas de células CD4 y CD8 Conclusión Referencias Aspectos básicos Las células CD4 y CD8 son glóbulos blancos que desempeñan funciones importantes en... Read more »
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

Focusing on CD8: The "Other T Cell" in HIV Infection

Two types of T cells are critically important in HIV infection. Most discussion of these immune cells refers to the subset known as CD4+, which is the cell type counted during most patient visits to gauge when to start antiretroviral therapy and the... Read more »
AIDS Treatment News

Answering the AIDS Denialists: CD4 (T-Cell) Counts, and Viral Load

The self-styled "AIDS dissidents," groups and individuals advocating the view that HIV does not cause AIDS, and often urging people with HIV to reject medical care, have raised their profile in recent months, ratcheting up their advocacy in the U.S.... Read more »
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Dietary Supplement Selenium Reduces HIV Viral Load, Increases CD4+ T Cell Count, Study Says

The dietary supplement selenium can reduce HIV viral loads and increase CD4+ T cell counts in HIV-positive people, according to a study published in the Jan. 22 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine , the Los Angeles Times reports (Chong, ... Read more »
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Good News... PCR/CD4/CD8 results!!

Posted by uglyduck, 4 Replies
At, 18 days post exposure:

PCR = Undetectable (or as one of my HIV specialist said, NEGATIVE).
CD4: 476 (kind of low, but my HIV specialist says that is normal)
CD8: 494 (OK)
CD4/CD8 %: 27% (He says is OK).

Well, I just got my resutls and saw one of... Read more »

CD4 CD8

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Does anybody know what other viral infections apart from HIV can cause an inverted CD4:CD8 ratio?
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CD4/CD8 que mas hacer

Posted by lll, 4 Replies
Me realice un recuento linfocitario dando lo siguiente:
CD4: 488 (41%)
CD8: 321(27%)
Cociente cd4/cd8: 1,52

Serologia de vih y hepatitis c negativas: Ya no se que hacer, estoy en una situacn contra las cuerdascomo creeis que estan estos resultados? No... Read more »

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