Measuring CD4 T-cells is important in helping healthcare providers determine the stage and likely outcome of HIV infection. While they are no longer used to determine when HIV therapy should be ...

The decrease in CD4 cells during HIV infection seems to be driven by immune activation, which does not always correlate with viral load. Experienced clinicians are all too familiar with the ...

CD4-positive T cells are a subtype of lymphocyte. They are MHC class II-restricted and are important mediators of adaptive immunity. These cells are involved in both the induction and the ...