Stop routine CD4 monitoring in HIV-infected patients with fully suppressed virus and CD4 ≥350 cells/mL

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 327-328

  Whitlock, G G ^a   Ahmed, N ^a   Benn, P ^a   Edwards, S ^a   Waters, L ^a  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DRUG MONITORING; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84879646682     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit203     Document Type: Letter

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