Current practices in laboratory monitoring of HIV infection.
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2011-12
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After a diagnosis of HIV infection is made, the patient needs to be monitored using both clinical
assessment and laboratory markers. HIV/AIDS monitoring is essential in guiding when to recommend
initiation of therapy. Clinical monitoring will include staging of the HIV/AIDS disease using either
the presence or absence of HIV-related signs and symptoms using the WHO staging system. Various
laboratory methods can be used to monitor the disease progression and to guide whether the patient will
need antiretroviral therapy or not. Laboratory monitoring for patients who are not on drugs is done to
provide information about the stage of illness; to enable the clinician to make decisions on treatment and
to give information on prognosis of the patient. Patients on drugs are monitored to assess their response
to treatment with antiretroviral drugs and to detect any possible toxicity and improvement associated
with the antiretroviral drugs.
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ART, β-2 microglobin, CD4+/ CD8+ cell count, HIV, neoptrin, viral load
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Vajpayee Madhu, Mohan Teena. Current practices in laboratory monitoring of HIV infection. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2011 Dec; 134(6): 801-822.