The study was designed to evaluate some cellular immune index of HIV infected participants. For the study, 80 HIV infected participants were recruited for the study. They were aged 15 - 55 years. 45 of these participants were classified as Symptomatic HIV (Stage 11), while the remaining 35 were Asymptomatic HIV (Stage 1). Similarly, 40 HIV seronegative participants served as Control. Blood samples collected from the participants were used HIV screening and confirmation, CD4+ T cell count, absolute lymphocyte count and percent lymphocyte transformation. The CD4+T cell count and percent Lymphocyte Transformation count were significantly lowered in HIV infected participants compared with the HIV Seronegative participants (p<0.05 in each case).... |