AIDS Therapy

Dried blood-spot test shows promise in monitoring AIDS treatment

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 24th, 2003

Preliminary findings suggest that a simple enzyme-based procedure to measure CD4+ lymphocytes - important in assessing individuals' responses to antiretroviral treatment - could be possible with the analysis of dried blood spots on filter paper.

Such assessment could be invaluable as antiretroviral drugs become available in less-developed countries where laboratory based CD4-cell count assessment is unrealistic, according to the Lancet-published research.

CD4+ lymphocyte measurement is essential in guiding antiretroviral therapy for patients with HIV-1 infection. Low CD4+ counts indicate a need for intensive therapy, and the establishment of...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2003-11-24)

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