Question

A client’s laboratory report reveals a CD4+ T-cell count of 520 cells/mm3. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease is present in the client?

Answer 1

Answer:

Stage 1 (HIV Infection)

Explanation:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), untreated HIV infection are classified into three stages: Stage 1 (HIV infection), Stage 2 (HIV infection), and Stage 3 (AIDS). In the stage 1, according to the CDC, no AIDS-related conditions in seen in patients and the CD4+ cell is still at least 500 cells per microliter, or at least 29 percent of all lymphocytes.