Why do I need a CBC count if I have HIV?

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Why do I need a CBC count if I have HIV?

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...

When we do a CD4 count, we need a CBC test, because we need the white count and the differential to be able to calculate the CD4 number. So when you get a CD4 test, you always have a CBC done.

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