Open AccessAbsolute lymphocyte count: A cost-effective method of monitoring HIV-infected individuals
Author(s) -
Atul Kakar,
R. Beri,
Atul Gogia,
S.P. Byotra,
Ved Prakash,
Surender Kumar,
Manorama Bhargava
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.77349
Subject(s) - medicine , absolute neutrophil count , lymphocyte , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , count data , antiretroviral therapy , gastroenterology , viral load , toxicity , neutropenia , statistics , mathematics , poisson distribution
Depletion of CD4 cell count is a hallmark of disease progression in AIDS. CD4 cell count is essential for physicians to decide about the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and for prophylaxis of opportunistic infections. WHO has recommended that, absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) of ≤1200/μL can substitute CD4 cell count of ≤200/μL in resource-constrained countries throughout the world.