Study of Serum Albumin Level in Subjects with HIV Infection, in Relation to CD 4 Count, as a Marker of Immune Suppression

Balgi, VandanaArunNayak, VivekD K, SuneethaB, Prashantha2020-09-242020-09-242019-12Balgi Vandana, Arun, Nayak Vivek, D K Suneetha, B Prashantha. Study of Serum Albumin Level in Subjects with HIV Infection, in Relation to CD 4 Count, as a Marker of Immune Suppression. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Dec; 6(12): l1-l32393-915X2454-7379http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202691Introduction: HIV/AIDS Infection is one of the commonlyencountered illness in our setup. It causes morbidity andmortality worldwide, and the number of HIV-infected patientshas increased dramatically in the past decade. Current studyaimed to record serum albumin level in patients suffering fromHIV infection.Material and methods: A total of 175 subjects were studiedover a period of 3 months. History and examination weredone according to the proforma after taking written informedconsent. Routine investigations included CD 4 Count andLFT. All data were entered in the master chart and analysedusing SPSS Version 20 softwareResults: Out of 175 subjects majority were in age group of 41to 50 years (30.4%) with mean age around 42 years and 101subjects were males (57.7%). Low serum albumin was foundin 67.2% of subjects. 12% of the subjects had CD 4 Count ofless than 100 and among subjects with CD 4 Count of lessthan 100, 76% of the subjects had low serum albumin whichwas statistically significant with p value of 0.003.Conclusion: From the study can conclude that in HIV /AIDSpatients serum albumin levels correlate with CD 4 counts andcan be used as a marker of immune suppression.HIV /AIDSCD4 CountAlbumin LevelsImmune SuppressionStudy of Serum Albumin Level in Subjects with HIV Infection, in Relation to CD 4 Count, as a Marker of Immune SuppressionJournal ArticleIndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, IndiaPost Graduate, Department of Medicine, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, IndiaSenior Resident, Department of Anasthesia, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, IndiaProfessor, Department of Medicine, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mysore Medical College And Research Institute, Mysore, India