Open AccessCorrelation between venereal diseases research laboratory titers and CD4 T-lymphocyte count determined by flow cytometry in HIV-infected adults: A 5-year study
Author(s) -
Praveen Aggarwal,
Sonali Bhattar,
Preena Bhalla,
Swati Sharma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_137_15
Subject(s) - medicine , titer , immunology , treponema , syphilis , flow cytometry , lymphocyte , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody
Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory (VDRL) is one of the key tests for the diagnosis of syphilis; however in HIV-positive individuals, it has been reported to give inappropriate results at times. Thus, this study was conducted to determine if the VDRL test titers vary with the severity of immunosuppression as determined by CD4 cell count.