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HAART Beneficial When CD4 Cell Counts Fall Below 500, But Not Above?

July 30, 2010 (Vienna, Austria) — Although initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) against HIV is associated with a lower risk for progression to AIDS, and a lower risk for ...
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MSM Have Higher CD4 Counts at HIV Diagnosis Than Heterosexuals

Heterosexuals with HIV have lower CD4 counts at diagnosis than their gay and bisexual male peers, according to an analysis of more than 300,000 people living with HIV globally. "It was quite a ...
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High HIV Viral Load, Low CD4 Count Impairs Efficacy of First-Line ART

HIV viruses infecting T-lymphocytes, computer illustration. The surface of the T-cell has a lumpy appearance with large irregular surface protrusions. Smaller spherical structures on the cell surface ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Predicting HIV Care Costs Using CD4 Counts From Clinical Trials

Objective:To predict the effects of a new antiretroviral agent on the costs of care in a US HIV care setting. Methods: Recent data on costs of patient care by CD4 count from 2 US cohorts (the HIV ...
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When to Begin Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy? Evidence Supporting Initiation of Therapy at CD4⁺ Lymphocyte Counts <350 cells/μL

We assessed the risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related opportunistic illness or death among persons first prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in January 1996 or ...
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Safe Reduction in CD4 Cell Count Monitoring in Stable, Virally Suppressed Patients With HIV Infection or HIV/Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection

Background. It has been suggested that routine CD4 cell count monitoring in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–monoinfected patients with suppressed viral loads and CD4 cell counts >300 cell/μL could ...