CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte subsets in Zambian children

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 94-97

  Ndhlovu, Zaza ^a   Ryon, Judith J ^b   Griffin, Diane E ^b   Monze, Mwaka ^a   Kasolo, Francis ^a   Moss, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; ZAMBIA;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; ZAMBIA;

EID: 1842419649     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.2.94     Document Type: Article

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