Viral Load Down Does That Mean Higher T Cells

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Women and HIV Viral Load

Table of Contents What Is a Viral Load? How Are Viral Load Results Used? Starting Treatment When Should You Be Tested? Women and Viral Load Areas of Future Viral Load Research What Is a Viral Load? HIV attacks immune system cells called CD4 cells. HIV enters these cells and turns them into virusfactories that produce thousands of copies of HIV. As the virus grows, itdamages or kills CD4 cells, weakening your immune system. ...

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Low viral load but decreased t cells. What does it mean?

My tcells were 39 in October 2008 and viral load was 310,000. On January of 2009 and since then being on Atripla, my viral load was 74 and tcells cd4 267. As of May 2009 my viral load was 51 and tcells cd4 249 so as you can see both viral load and...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

This is likely not a significant CD4 count decrease. Another number to follow is the CD4 percent which is a more stable number over time. I suspect it has not decreased significantly. Overall, you have had a great response. You still have some risk... Read more »

low white cells low cd4% high viral load and toxo

My sister in law is back in the hospital with toxoplasmic encephelitis (sp?) with a white count of 2.6 and a cd4% of 15%. Two weeks ago when she was in the hospital her cd4 count was 20 and viral load was 350,000. Her first admit they told us...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The CD4 count is how many CD4 cells she has per milliliter of blood. The CD4% is the percent of blood lymphocytes that are actually CD4 cells. Both numbers are important to know and follow. Her CD4 percent is much higher than the CD4 count would... Read more »

Undetectable Viral Load Infection and Superinfection (FINDINGS SUGGEST HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MSM WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD 2009) (SUPERINFECTION, 2009)

Thanks for your comments and information about the possibility that people with undetectable viral might be able to infect HIV negative people and contribute to HIV superinfection, but is there any research revealing the actual numbers of such...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, we do not have reliable information as to how often this phenomenon occurs. As you can probably imagine it is quite challenging to conclusively prove that a particular strain of HIV was transmitted to an already infected individual. This... Read more »

Higher viral load

Dear Doctor:Tested Hiv+ on 03-24-97, vl 54K, tcells 350, started on azt & 3tc, next results on 05-19-97 vl 824 and tcells 400, tested again on 07-24-97 vl 926 tcell 450, at the time viracept was added, next test on 09-10-97 vl <500, t cells...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

This is a relatively common finding when labs have switched from the 2nd generation to third generation bDNA viral load assay. I have had several patients in whom their viral load increased by 3 times with the more sensitive assay. Although your... Read more »

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hiv viral load

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

took hiv viral load after 6 months exposure they did the old
hiv viral load not the one that can detect down to 20 copies
hiv viral load <400. would your viral load be over 400 after 6 months exposure? Read more »

The Failure of Viral Load Tests

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The Failure of Viral Load Tests
JAMA Study Shakes AIDS Science, Angers HIV Advocates

A nationwide team of orthodox AIDS researchers led by doctors Benigno Rodriguez and Michael Lederman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are disputing the... Read more »

Viral Load

Posted by dee99gt, 4 Replies

I've been taking Atripula since about august 2010. Before they started me on the pill my viral load was 2698385. One month later its at 24483.. Jan 2011 it was at 4742.. and I just went two days ago and its at 591.. My doctor mentioned it takes... Read more »

Ups and downs of viral load

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The flu-like symptoms I had a few weeks ago still worry me. The woman looked unhealthy, so I should have trusted my instincts. But I guess that's in the past. I had a viral load test done and it came back undetectable (this was about 2 weeks... Read more »

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