Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Virological and Immunologic Outcome of HIV Infected Drug Experienced Adults in North Central Nigeria
  Author(s): Momoh Belinda Eseohe, Ruth Awayimbo Jaggu, Anowai Clementina O, Kingsley Anyiam, David Ishaleku and Adamu Ishaku Akyala*
  
  Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has decreased the mortality and morbidity among people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWH). Viral load (VL) has been used by clinicians as primary tool recommended by WHO to monitor patients progress on High Antiretroviral active therapy (HAART). There is a paucity of information on Virological and immunological outcomes of HIV infected drug experience adults’ patients in north central Nigeria. We conducted a tertiary hospital based cross-sectional study at federal medical centre in Nasarawa state between December 2019 to march 2020. Method: A total of 474 HIV positive adult were enrolled using a Systematic random technique. Blood specimen for CD+4 T cells count and viral load determination were obtained and PCR-Real time and Flow-cytometry were used to estimate plasma viral load and.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2155-6113.2021.12.848

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