CD4+ T CELL COUNT IN AIDS
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Disease is characterized by continuous destruction of CD4+T cells and steady decline in T cells
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Centers of Disease Control (CDC) has classified HIV infection into three categories on the basis of CD4+ T cells
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CD4+ T cell count in blood is helpful for clinical management and is most reliable indicator of disease progression
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CD4+ T cell count is used as clinical measurement in determining the time to start antiretroviral therapy
Reference
Kumar Abbas, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C Aster. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 9 edition.