CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said ...

At presentation, all children living with HIV younger than five years should be considered as having advanced HIV disease ...

A new point-of-care test to measure CD4 T-cells, the prime indicator of HIV disease progression, can expedite the process leading from HIV diagnosis to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and improve ...

CD4 tests are strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, the ...

Research in Mozambique has found that the introduction of rapid point-of-care CD4 testing* almost halved the number of patients who dropped out before starting antiretroviral therapy (ART), and nearly ...

A cheaper laboratory test that helps guide anti-retroviral drug treatment for people with HIV/AIDS may be just as effective as a more sophisticated test, a group of international researchers has found ...

Checking CD4 helper T cell levels up to 4 times a year has been a mainstay of HIV/AIDS monitoring, but the value of the test has diminished as the ability to directly detect viral RNA has improved and ...

The Value of CD4 Point-of-Care Testing Does Point-of-Care CD4 Testing Improve Patient Retention in Care? Is Point-of-Care CD4 Testing Ready for Prime Time? References ...

SEATTLE — Patients who initiate ART without pretherapy CD4 monitoring experience a higher risk for early mortality than those who are tested, study data presented at CROI suggest. “We think that it’s ...