Open AccessAbsolute lymphocyte count as a marker for Cd4 T-lymphocyte count: criterion for initiating antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected Nigerians
Author(s) -
O Erhabor,
Emmanuel Kufre Uko,
Teddy Charles Adias
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v15i1.37117
Subject(s) - nigerians , lymphocyte , medicine , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , absolute neutrophil count , chemotherapy , neutropenia , political science , law
Few laboratories in resource-constrained countries can afford to perform laboratory-monitoring tests required for the implementation of HIV therapy. In this case control study, we have investigated the relevance of absolute lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 lymphocyte count as a criterion for initiating HAARTin HIV-infected Nigerians.