Absolute lymphocyte count: A cost-effective method of monitoring HIV-infected individuals

• Main Authors: A Kakar (Author), R Beri (Author), A Gogia (Author), S P Byotra (Author), V Prakash (Author), S Kumar (Author), M Bhargava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: Depletion of CD4 cell count is a hallmark of disease progression in AIDS. CD4 cell count is essential for physicians to decide about the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and for prophylaxis of opportunistic infections. WHO has recommended that, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC...