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Finally, with further decreases in the levels of CD4 cells, the person develops AIDS. According to the CDC, for an HIV-infected person, some signs that AIDS has developed (known as AIDS-defining conditions) are: The CD4 cell count has decreased to fewer than 200 cells per cubic milliliter of blood.
Patients who started HIV treatment with a low CD4 cell count (below 100 cells/mm 3) had much higher mortality rates than patients initiating antiretroviral therapy with a CD4 cell count above 200 cells/mm 3 (aged 20 â 44, 20 per 1000 person years vs. five per 1000 person years).