Correlation between clinical characters, lymphocyte and CD4+ lymphocyte quantity in peripheral blood of HIV patients

ABSTRACT

Investigation sensitivity and specific, predicted nagative and positive value of estimation CD4 cell acording to lymphocyte in peripheral blood. Objects were ≥ 15 of ages, non-pregnant, in and out-treatment in Tropical Hospital from 1-12/2003 patients who had positive HIV serum according to strategy of Ministry of Health. The patients were tested to measure CD4 cell and total lymphocyte. In HIV/AIDS patients, reducing CD4 related to opportunistic infection. 91,7% hospitalized patients due to opportunistic infection have CD4 counts under 200/mm3. When CD4 counts was under 200mm3, 44.3% patients have over one of opportunistic infection. Relationship between lymphocyte in peripheral blood and CD4 quantity was significant. However, interrelate amount reduced as divide according to lymphocte. Estimation CD4200 according to lymphocyte was more accurate with lower of lymphocyte count. But, there are many cases with high blood lymphocyte but the number of CD4 under 200mm3.