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Comment
. 2010 Jul 31;376(9738):306-8.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61033-1. Epub 2010 Jul 15.

Untreated HIV: harmful even at high CD4 cell counts

Ingrid V Bassett  1 , Paul E Sax
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Comment

Untreated HIV: harmful even at high CD4 cell counts

Ingrid V Bassett et al. Lancet. .
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Conflict of interest statement

IVB declares that she has no conflicts of interest. PES is a consultant or scientific adviser for Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, Merck, Tibotec, and ViiV, and is receiving research grants for clinical trials from Gilead, Merck, and Tibotec.

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HIV testing at a community health centre in San Francisco, CA, USA
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