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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.
This is a bit confusing. I guess the first thing to understand is that lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell. And CD4 cells are a type of lymphocyte. It's not really a good idea to base how you're doing HIV-wise on your WBC count.It's just too many steps away from the important cells-CD4 cells and CD4%, that are affected by HIV.hile your %lymphocytes did drop a small bit (from 19%-17%), given your WBC, the absolute number of lymphocytes actually went up a bit (from 1215 to 1394). If I was working in a lab and comparing these results between a patient -- I wouldn't even bat an eye -- these are essentially the same.