CD4/CD8 lymphocyte counts in healthy, HIV-positive individuals & AIDS patients

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-330

  Ray, Krishna ^a,b   Gupta, S M ^a   Bala, Manju ^a   Muralidhar, Sumathi ^a   Kumar, Joginder ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; CD4 CD8 normal ranges; HIV positive Indians; Reference ranges

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INDIAN; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33750930840     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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