The nurse caring for a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)understands that a client is considered to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)when which of the following occurs?

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Diagnosis of AIDS is made when the client's CD4 T cell count is of less than 200 cells/mm³ and there is one defined clinical condition.Flu-like symptoms appear with the acute phase of HIV.Enlarged lymph nodes for more than 3 months can be associated with opportunistic infections.The diagnosis of HIV requires two positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)tests and a confirmatory Western blot.

The Nurse Caring for a Client with Human Immunodeficiency Virus