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2002-11-26
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In most resource-constrained countries, CD4 cell count testing is prohibitively expensive for routine clinical use and is not widely available. As a result, physicians are often required to make decisions about opportunistic infection (OI) chemoprophylaxis without a laboratory evaluation of HIV stage and level of immunosuppression. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the correlation of total lymphocyte count (TLC), an inexpensive and widely available parameter, to CD4 count. To determine a range of TLC cutoffs for the initiation of OI prophylaxis that is appropriate for resource-constrained settings.
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eng
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IM
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MEDLINE
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NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
378-83
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-3
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Total lymphocyte count (TLC) is a useful tool for the timing of opportunistic infection prophylaxis in India and other resource-constrained countries.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Y.R.G. Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, India. nkumarasamy@eth.net
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