Title

Correlation of HIV viral load, CD4 count and treatment response among HIV-positive patients in India

Authors

Madhuri Gattani¹, Manish Purohit^2,* & Ashish Kumar Joshi²

Affiliation

¹Department of Microbiology, DR. Laxminarayan Pandey Government Medical College, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Microbiology, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Madhuri Gattani - E-mail: madhurigattani79@gmail.com
Manish Purohit - E-mail: manishpurohit75@yahoo.co.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

The lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the correlation of HIV viral load, CD4 count and treatment response among HIV-positive individuals in India is a concern. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate changes in CD4 cell count and HIV viral load following ART initiation, demonstrating a significant increase in CD4 count and decrease in viral load. It highlights the inverse correlation between viral load and CD4 count, emphasizing the complementary role of both in treatment monitoring. Routine viral load and CD4 testing are critical for optimal HIV care, particularly in resource-limited settings. Thus, we show enhances understanding of the correlation between HIV viral load and CD4 count in monitoring antiretroviral therapy (ART) effectiveness.

Keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral load, CD4 count, antiretroviral therapy, treatment response

Citation

Gattani et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 447-451 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.