Clinical field site evaluation of the FACSCount for absolute CD3+, CD3+ CD4+, and CD3+ CD8+ cell count determinations in Thailand

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 783-786

  Young, Nancy L ^a,b,d   Ponglertnapakorn, Preecha ^c   Shaffer, Nathan ^a,b   Srisak, Kongkwan ^c   Chaowanachan, Thongpoon ^a   On Thern, Visuth ^c   Kittinunvorakoon, Chonticha ^a   Bunwattanakul, Amornrat ^a   Suksaweang, Sanong ^a   Pobkeeree, Vallerut ^a   Punnotok, Juree ^c   Mastro, Timothy D ^a,b  

^a HIV/AIDS Collaboration   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Central Chest Hospital Thailand   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; THAILAND;

EID: 12644300655     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.4.6.783-786.1997     Document Type: Short Survey

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