Assessing Eosinophil Count as a Marker of Immune Activation among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Persons in Sub‐Saharan Africa | Zendy

Terence Chorba | Zendy; John N. Nkengasong | Zendy; Thierry H. Roels | Zendy; B. Monga | Zendy; C Maurice | Zendy; M. Maran | Zendy; Gaston Djomand | Zendy

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Assessing Eosinophil Count as a Marker of Immune Activation among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Persons in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Author(s) -

Terence Chorba,

John N. Nkengasong,

Thierry H. Roels,

B. Monga,

C Maurice,

M. Maran,

Gaston Djomand

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/339940

Subject(s) - eosinophil , immunology , medicine , virus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immune system , immunopathology , virology , surrogate endpoint , viral load , asthma

In 611 human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons who had not yet begun to receive antiretroviral therapy, we evaluated the linear association between absolute eosinophil count (as a surrogate for immune response to helminthic infection) and CD4+ T cell count, and between absolute eosinophil count and log virus load. Overall, no significant correlations were observed between eosinophil count and CD4+ T cell count, or between eosinophil count and log virus load.

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