Enumeration of CD4 and CD8 T-cells in HIV infection in Zimbabwe using a manual immunocytochemical method

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 64-70

  Gomo, E ^a,e   Ndhlovu, P ^b   Vennervald, B J ^c   Nyazema, N ^b   Friis, H ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZIMBABWE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0035296252     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v47i3.8596     Document Type: Article

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