Reference values of CD4 T lymphocytes in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adult Nigerians

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-530

  Aina, Olumuyiwa ^a   Dadik, Jelpe ^b   Charurat, Manhattan ^a   Amangaman, Patience ^b   Gurumdi, Silas ^b   Mang, Edwina ^b   Guyit, Ruth ^c   Lar, Ndam ^b   Datong, Pam ^b   Daniyam, Comfort ^b   Kanki, Phyllis ^d   Abimiku, Alash'le ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY   (United States)

^b Plateau State Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINER; NIGERIA; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEROCONVERSION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; AGE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NIGER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; NIGER; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 22844450210     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.12.4.525-530.2005     Document Type: Article

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