Medline ® Abstract for Reference 11
of 'Prenatal evaluation of the HIV-infected woman in resource-rich settings'
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Is frequent CD4+ T-lymphocyte count monitoring necessary for persons with counts>=300 cells/μL and HIV-1 suppression?
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Gale HB, Gitterman SR, Hoffman HJ, Gordin FM, Benator DA, Labriola AM, Kan VL
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Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56(9):1340. Epub 2013 Jan 11.
Among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), those with HIV-1 RNA<200 copies/mL and CD4 counts≥300 cells/µL had a 97.1% probability of maintaining durable CD4≥200 cells/µL for 4 years. When non-HIV causes of CD4 lymphopenia were excluded, the probability rose to 99.2%. Our data support less frequent CD4 monitoring during viral suppression.
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Infectious Diseases Section, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA. howard.gale@va.gov
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