Question
What is the normal range for CD4 count?
23 January 2012. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load.
What is the normal range for CD4 count?
Answer
The normal CD4 range for HIV negative people is between 400 – 1600 cells/mm3
For more information on CD4 count please take a look at this link:
https://i-base.info/ttfa/section-1/7-cd4-count-as-a-surrogate-marker/
And this one soon interpreting results:
https://i-base.info/ttfa/section-1/9-interpreting-cd4-results-cd4-count-and-cd4-percentage/
Hi Sphindile,
When thinking about transmission, what’s important is a persons viral load, not their CD4 count. As long as a person has an undetectable viral load there won’t be any risk, please see here: http://i-base.info/u-equals-u/ A persons viral load should become undetectable within 1-3 months of starting treatment. However, to know for sure you’d need to have a viral load test done.
Yes positive people can have kids, as the following guide explains: http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy