T lymphocytes among HIV-infected and -uninfected infants: CD4/CD8 ratio as a potential tool in diagnosis of infection in infants under the age of 2 years

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Zijenah, Lynn S ^a   Katzenstein, David A ^b   Nathoo, Kusum J ^a   Rusakaniko, Simbarashe ^a   Tobaiwa, Ocean ^a   Gwanzura, Christine ^a   Bikoue, Arsene ^c,d   Nhembe, Margaret ^a   Matibe, Petronella ^a   Janossy, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MFN International ^*  (Eritrea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DNA; EDETIC ACID; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 18144408063     PISSN: 14795876     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-3-6     Document Type: Article

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