How does a CD4 count test my immune functions?

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How does a CD4 count test my immune functions?

Charles Farthing (Chief of Medicine, AIDS Healthcare Foundation) gives expert video advice on: Why do I need to take lab tests if I have HIV? and more...

The CD4 count tests your immune functions in one specific way. The CD4 test tests the immune system in the part of the system that HIV destroys. So the CD4 test is not a full battery of immune system testing but it is that part of the immune system that you have to watch if someone has HIV infection.

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