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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.

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

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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
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Predictive tool could cut HIV test costs

Editor's pick
SciDev Net
8 May 2012
CD4 count

Discordance between CD4 cell count and percentage associated with markers of liver disease in HIV/hepatitis C co-infected people

News
9 April 2012
CD4 count

Liver fibrosis increases risk of discordance in CD4 cell count and percentage in HIV-positive people

News
9 April 2012
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Uganda - Boost for people living with HIV in western Ugandan district

Editor's pick
Key Correspondents
20 January 2012
Starting treatment

Point-of-care CD4 test improves retention and treatment initiation in Mozambique

News
28 September 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

Rapid CD4 Testing Sharply Cuts HIV Patient Dropout Rate

Editor's pick
PBS Newshour
28 September 2011
CD4 count

Variations in mitochondrial DNA affect CD4 gains in black patients taking successful HIV therapy

News
9 August 2011
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Poor CD4 cell recovery after starting HIV treatment should be a cause for concern, close monitoring needed

News
1 August 2011
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings

How best to deploy point-of-care CD4 cell testing in resource-limited settings?

News
19 July 2011
CD4 count

First ever CD4 cell count after primary infection can predict immune restoration during HIV therapy

News
9 May 2011