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View Post: When to Start Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings ...
11 hours ago by JOC  
Results of Base-Case Analysis: If 10% to 100% of HIV-infected patients are identified and linked to care, a CD4 count threshold for ART initiation of 0.350 x 109 cells/L would reduce severe opportunistic diseases by 22 000 to 221 000 ...
View Blog: InfectoNews - Jorge Omar Calabrese - http://infectonews.wordpress.com/

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View Post: Michael Palm Basic Science, Vaccines & Prevention Project Weblog ...
4 Nov 2009 by RJefferys  
A new paper from Joseph Casazza and colleagues at the NIH's Vaccine Research Center reports that some memory CD4 T cells can shield themselves against HIV infection by releasing beta chemokines. The researchers were following up on ...
View Blog: Michael Palm Basic Science, Vaccines &... - http://tagbasicscienceproject.typepad.com/tags_basic_...

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View Post: Cell Host and Microbe - Inflammatory Monocytes Facilitate Adaptive ...
18 Nov 2009
Our findings demonstrate that pulmonary CD4 T cell responses to inhaled spores require CCR2+Ly6Chi monocytes and their derivatives, revealing a compartmentally restricted function for these cells in adaptive respiratory immune responses ...
View Blog: CELL HOST AND MICROBE - http://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/current

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View Post: Digital Tutors - Motorcycle Modeling Techniques in 3ds Max ...
29 Nov 2009 by dtt109  
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View Post: Let Us Remind Ourselves On HIV/AIDS « The Writing On The Wall
12 hours ago by mohdjamil  
CD4 cells are vital players in the regulation of immune responses to invading microorganisms. In an untreated person, 10 billion to 100 billion new viruses are produced per day. This massive viral replication leads to a progressive loss ...
View Blog: The Writing On The Wall - http://mohdjamil.wordpress.com/

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View Post: What does "aids" mean? - BizHat Forums
29 Nov 2009 by netfree  
If you have less than 200 CD4 cells or if your CD4 percentage is less than 14%, you have AIDS. See Fact Sheet 124 for more information on CD4 cells. If you get an opportunistic infection, you have AIDS. There is an "official" list of ...
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View Post: Collection Development Blog » New HIV Recommendations to Improve ...
4 hours ago by julia  
In 2006, WHO recommended that all patients start ART when their CD4 count (a measure of immune system strength) falls to 200 cells/mm3 or lower, at which point they typically show symptoms of HIV disease. Since then, studies and trials ...
View Blog: Collection Development Blog - http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cdblog/

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View Post: The transcription factor Ets1 is important for CD4 repression and ...
23 Nov 2009 by Zamisch, M., Tian, L., Grenningloh, R.,...  
In this study, we demonstrate that Ets1 is required for the proper termination of CD4 expression during the differentiation of major histocompatability class 1 (MHC I)–restricted thymocytes, but not for other events associated with ...
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View Post: Treatment
25 Nov 2009 by hivthisweek  
The authors set out to inform HIV treatment decisions about the optimal CD4 threshold at which to initiate antiretroviral therapy in South Africa while awaiting the results of these trials by carrying out cost-effectiveness analysis of ...
View Blog: HIV This Week - http://hivthisweek.unaids.net/

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