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CELL. A small room in a prison. See Dungeon.

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Co-infections like hepatitis B, hepatitis C, TB and pneumonia, among others, can cause a transient increase (which is called a blip) in the viral load and decrease the CD4 cell count, thus lowering the body's ability to kill the co-infecting bacteria or virus.
"Co-infections and HIV beget each other": Dr Dilip Mathai
The introduction of ART has drastically changed the prognosis of HIV infected patients, in terms of decreasing mortality rate and decreasing incidences of opportunistic infections (OIs).The effect of ART is also well established for surrogate-markers such as the viral load and CD4 cell count (4).
Effect of anti-retroviral therapy on CD4+ T lymphocyte count in HIV infected patients attending Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Manipur
The key to reducing the mortality from Cryptococcal meningitis, which is a consequent of crag positivity, is early diagnosis of crag in ART-naive AIDS patients prior to initiation of ART therapy and the integration of both ART therapy and primary prophylaxis with Fluconazole; this has been shown to reduce mortality from Cryptococcal meningitis consequent of crag positivity even at CD4 cell count within the range of <100 cells/[micro]l.
Screening for Cryptococcal antigenemia in anti-retroviral naive AIDS patients in Benin City, Nigeria
Investigators therefore conduced a meta-analysis of studies examining trends in baseline CD4 cell counts and viral load set-points.
Virulence of HIV has increased since first reports of AIDS
The SMART trial enrolled 5,472 HIV-positive adults with CD4 cell counts of at least 350 cells/[mm.sup.3] at study inception.
Interrupted HIV treatment has persistent risks
Antibodies carrying fluorescent tags latch onto CD4 cells in the blood.
Lifesaving tests; Device helps Third World fight AIDS
Also, they recorded a higher parasitaemia compared to those with CD4 higher than 200 cells/[micro]l, this possibly could be due to the fact that the CD4 cells which play a central role in the immune defence against many pathogens have been depleted by the HIV virus.
CD4 count, viral load and parasite density of HIV positive individuals undergoing malaria treatment with dihydroartemisinin in Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria
Preclinical studies showed the feasibility of the approach in normal CD4 cells and in CD4 cells taken from 20 early- and late-stage patients.
Reengineered T cells may block spread of HIV
A better understanding of this problem may allow scientists to find a way to enable HIV-specific CD4 cells to do their job in controlling this virus, as CD4 cells do with other viruses.
HIV treatment and immunology research: current ideas
Initially, the researchers identified CD8 cells, which are involved in the autoimmune process and are supposedly responsible for destroying CD4 cells in the immune system.
Israeli Researchers Develop Vaccine That Enables Recovery of AIDS Patients' Immune System
*The CD4 cell is one of the body's main lines of defence against infectious diseases.
HIV immunity breakthrough. (Products & Processes). (Dr Debbie Glencross' CD4 cell test)
The proportion of CD4 cells normally exceeds that of CD8 cells.
Low CD4 Counts Signal Tumor Metastases

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