Laboratory markers associated with progression of HIV infection in India

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Laboratory markers associated with progression of HIV infection

Gupta V, Gupta S, Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical

College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141 001, Punjab, India

Correspondence Address: Department of Microbiology, Dayanand Medical

College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141 001, Punjab, India

~ Abstract

Infection with HIV may develop to AIDS at different rates in

different individuals, with a spectrum varying from rapid

progression to long term non-progression. The variable course of HIV-

1 infection causes emotional trauma for the infected person and

complicates the design and interpretation of therapeutic trials

because of unrecognized differences in prognosis. Thus it is

essential to have tests which can accurately assess the stage of

infection in an individual, as well as predict its course and

monitor its progression. These laboratory tests are very valuable

during the period of clinical latency and subsequently supplement

various clinical parameters.

Gupta V, Gupta S. Laboratory markers associated with progression of

HIV infection. Indian J Med Microbiol 2004;22:7-15

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