Question
My CD4 count is 114, is this OK?
10 December 2018. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load.
I’ve just been told that my CD4 count is 114, does this mean I need to be on treatment?
Answer
Thanks for getting in a touch.
A CD4 count of 114 is classified as being low. When a CD4 count is low there is the increased risk of opportunistic infections. Please see here:
Therefore, it’s important that you start treatment for your HIV, so ARVs. Once on treatment, your CD4 count will slowly begin to rise. This means that your immune system will start to improve. For more info about starting treatment, please see here:
https://i-base.info/guides/starting
Hi Vikram,
I’m sorry to hear your mother is in hospital. But what do the doctors say?
Is your mother getting HIV treatment (ART)? If so, ART can work very quickly. It can reduce the HIV viral load by 99% in the first weeks of treatment. And that can give the immune system the chance to recover.
Please see this page from ART in Pictures that shows how quickly ART starts to work.
Please let us know what HIV meds your mother is taking.
My mother CD4 IS 114.VL IS 40486. PLS HELP ME. V R GETTING TREATMENT IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. PLS HELP ME
Hi Mkama,
The CD4 count tells you how strong your immune system is. VL stands for viral load and that tells you how much HIV can be detected in the blood. These are the regular tests that show if your HIV treatment (ART) is working well.
Please see questions 7 & 8 here.
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madam lisa Ihave a question what is the different btn CD4 count and HVL