CD4:CD8 ratio and CD8+ cell count for prognosticating mortality in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy

Jeffrey Daniel Jenks¹, Martin Hoenigl^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, USA.
³ Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁴ Division of Pulmonology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Comment

Jeffrey Daniel Jenks et al. J Lab Precis Med. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb:3:8.

doi: 10.21037/jlpm.2018.01.10. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Jeffrey Daniel Jenks¹, Martin Hoenigl^{2

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¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, USA.
³ Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁴ Division of Pulmonology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

CD4:CD8 Ratio and CD8 Count as Prognostic Markers for Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC).
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