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Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

ISSN: 2155-6113

Open Access

Esan Ayodele Jacob

Department of Hematology, Federal Medical Centre, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria

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    Degree of Anaemia and Severity of HIV Infection in HIV Patients on Art and Art-Naive
    Author(s): Esan Ayodele Jacob*, Osime Evarista Odaburhine and Oyedele Titilayo E

    Background: Anaemia is a very common finding in patients living with HIV/AIDS, particularly in patients with advance stage. The frequency and severity of anaemia in HIV-patients increased with the decline in CD4 counts as HIV disease is progresses. Aim: To determine the degree of anaemia and severity of HIV infection in HIV patients on ART and ART-naïve. Methodology: This Study was carried out at Federal Teaching Hospital (FETHI), Ido Ekiti, Nigeria. One hundred (100) HIV positive subjects on ART and one hundred (100) HIV positive subjects ART naive were the study population. Six millilitres (6 ml) of whole blood was collected from each consented subject, 3 ml was dispensed into 5 ml K2EDTA bottle for immediate analysis of haemoglobin concentration, CD4 count, CD8 count and HIV screening. The remai.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/2155-6113.2020.11.810

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