Comparison of capillary based microflurometric assay for CD4+ T cell count estimation with dual platform flow cytometry

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作者：

Thakar M.R. ^{[1
]}

Kumar B.K. ^{[1
]}

Mahajan B.A. ^{[1
]}

Mehendale S.M. ^{[1
]}

Paranjape R.S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] National AIDS Research Institute, Bhosari

来源：

AIDS Research and Therapy | / 3卷 / 1期

关键词：

Absolute Lymphocyte Count; Single Platform; High Event Rate; Sheath Fluid; Agreeable Limit;

D O I：

10.1186/1742-6405-3-26

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摘要：

The CD4+ T cell count estimation is an important monitoring tool for HIV disease progression and efficacy of anti-retroviral treatment (ART). Due to availability of ART at low cost in developing countries, quest for reliable cost effective alternative methods for CD4+ T cell count estimation has gained importance. A simple capillary-based microflurometric assay (EasyCD4 System, Guava Technology) was compared with the conventional flow cytometric assay for estimation of CD4+ T cell counts in 79 HIV infected individuals. CD4+ T cell count estimation by both the assays showed strong correlation (r = 0.938, p < 0.001, 95% Cl 0.90 to 0.96). The Bland Altman plot analysis showed that the limits of variation were within agreeable limits of ± 2SD (-161 to 129 cells/ mm3). The Easy CD4 assay showed 100% sensitivity for estimating the CD4+ T cell counts < 200 cells/mm3 and < 350 cells/mm3 and 97% sensitivity to estimate CD4+ T cell count < 500 cells/mm3. The specificity ranged from 82 to 100%. The Kappa factor ranged from 0.735 for the CD4+ T cell counts < 350 cells/mm3 to 0.771 for < 500 cells/ mm3 CD4+ T cell counts. The system works with a simple protocol, is easy to maintain and has low running cost. The system is compact and generates minimum amount of waste. Hence the EasyCD4 System could be applied for estimation of CD4+ T cell counts in resource poor settings. © 2006 Thakar et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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