Estimation of CD4 T-lymphocyte counts from percent CD4 T-lymphocyte determinations in HIV-1-infected subjects in sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 547-551

  Sandström, Eric ^a   Urassa, W ^b   Bakari, M ^a   Swai, A ^b   Mhalu, F ^b   Biberfeld, G ^c   Pallangyo, K ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; CD4 antigens; HIV infections; Immunologic monitoring

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0043207680     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203767869165     Document Type: Article

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