Measurement of CD4+ T cells in point-of-care settings with the Sysmex pocH-100i haematological analyser

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-179

  Briggs, C ^a   MacHin, S ^a   MUller M ^b   Haase, W ^c   Hofmann, K ^d   Forstreuter, F ^d   Hinzmann, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Labor Fenner   (Germany)

^c Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg   (Germany)

^d SYSMEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; CD4 lymphocyte count; HIV; PocH 100i; Resource limited settings

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DRUG MONITORING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 61349089968     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2007.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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