A Marker for Progression of Latent Tuberculosis Infection to Active Tuberculosis Infection in HIV Positive Individuals: CD4/CD8 Ratio
Bülent Kaya
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia · 2023-01
Abstract
We aimed to determine the utility of CD4 T lymphocyte counts and percentages and CD4/CD8 ratios as markers for the progression of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB) infection in HIV-positive patients followed in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Polyclinic of our hospital.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Latent tuberculosis
- Immunology
- Active tuberculosis
- Medicine
- CD8
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- Virology