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CD4 (T-Cell) Tests
The Basics
Research
Substitutes for CD4 Tests in Resource-Poor Areas
- Symptoms Nearly as Effective as Labs in Determining Whether to Switch HIV Meds (April 25, 2008)
In aidsmap.com
- PLoS Medicine Articles Discuss Simple CD4 Testing in Developing Countries (July 27, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Predicting CD4+ Cell Counts Where There Are None (July/August 2005)
In resource-poor areas, TLC cutoffs and anemia may serve as surrogate markers for the need to start HIV treatment.
From The Body PRO
- PointCare: A CD4+ Cell Test for Resource-Limited Settings (February 25, 2005)
In The 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
- CD4 Monitoring in Resource-Limited Settings: The State of the Art at AIDS 2004 (July/August 2004)
A summary of recent research on low-cost substitutes for conventional CD4 counts.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Total Lymphocyte Count Monitoring Can Be a Lower-Cost Surrogate for CD4 Count Monitoring Following Initiation of HAART (July 2004)
Abstract of a study published in JAIDS.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Less Expensive HIV Progression Test as Effective as Current Tests in Use (November 22, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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