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CD4 cells are the most important cells in the immune system. A type of test called a CD4 count tells you how many CD4 cells there are in a small sample of blood. The more there are the better. Decisions about when to start treatment are often based on the CD4 count.

Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Severity of HIV seroconversion illness associated with subsequent disease progression

News
5 December 2013
Testing & health monitoring

HIV monitoring every six months is adequate for people on ART with stable viral suppression

News
10 October 2013
Starting treatment

CD4 cell count at time of entry to HIV care did not increase significantly between 1992 and 2011

News
12 August 2013
Opportunistic infections

Few AIDS diagnoses among people with higher CD4 cell counts, but risk remains elevated for those with a count below 750

News
9 August 2013
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Wanted: a standard model of HIV and Aids diagnostics for Africa

Editor's pick
The Guardian
6 August 2013
Treatment guidelines

Evidence is not yet sufficient to recommend universal treatment, clinicians and community writers say

News
5 August 2013
Cardiovascular disease

Only a weak association between immune suppression and increased cardiovascular disease risk for people with HIV

News
25 July 2013
Cancer

Undetectable viral load reduces the risk of HIV-associated anal cancer

News
11 June 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

People doing well on HIV therapy have a mortality risk identical to that of HIV-negative peers

News
5 June 2013
Treatment guidelines

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Applauds WHO Decision to Initiate HIV Treatment Earlier

Editor's pick
Wall Street Journal
25 April 2013
CD4 count

Six-monthly CD4 cell monitoring 'unnecessary' for people doing well on HIV therapy

News
17 January 2013
People with limited treatment options

Any reduction in viral load has immunologic benefits for people with HIV who have triple-class treatment failure

News
8 January 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Poor CD4 response to HIV treatment increases risk of death from non-AIDS-related illnesses, even for those with higher baseline counts

News
28 December 2012
Women

Low levels of vitamin D associated with poorer long-term CD4 cell gains in women who start HIV treatment late

News
27 November 2012
Epidemiology & behaviour

Denmark: Late HIV diagnosis not a major factor in continued spread of HIV

News
5 November 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Point-of-Care CD4 Testing in Resource-Limited Settings

Editor's pick
Medscape (requires registration)
10 October 2012
CD4 count

Cellphone HIV test studied

Editor's pick
iAfrica.com
3 September 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

PEPFAR Launches Labs For Life with Partners

Editor's pick
US State Department
27 July 2012
Diagnosing infants & children

UNITAID commits US$140 million to bring HIV diagnostic technologies to the ‘point of care’

News
24 July 2012
Cardiovascular disease

Detectable viral load and low nadir CD4 cell count increase the risk of heart attack for people with HIV

News
5 July 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Second Edition of UNITAID Diagnostic Technology Landscape Report Published

Editor's pick
UNITAID
26 June 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Low-cost Australian HIV test to reach poor

Editor's pick
NineMSN
20 June 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Rapid CD4 cell testing as part of HIV testing and counselling increases chances that people will be successfully linked to care

News
6 June 2012
CD4 count

Rapid CD4 cell count performs well in HIV care and is highly acceptable to UK patients

News
28 May 2012