Overview
- Wellness Checklist (September/October 2008)
Important things to consider when you're HIV-positive.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Is My Treatment Regimen Working? (February 2008)
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From AIDSinfo
- What to Check Under the Hood (September/October 2007)
Some of the most important tests, and what they mean.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The 10-Point Inspection, HIV-Style: What to Check Under the Hood (Fall 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Understanding CD4 Count, Viral Load, CBC Blood Count and Chem-Screen Tests (September/October 2004)
Brief explanations of the importance of each of these common lab tests for people with HIV.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Monitoring Tests for People With HIV (Summer 2003)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Natural Course of HIV Infection Plus Antiretroviral Therapy (October 2001)
A general timeline of CD4+, CD8+ and viral load counts.
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School
- Viral Load and T-Cell (CD4) Counts: Why They Matter (May 11, 2001)
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Replication Capacity/Viral Fitness