PURPOSE This study was designed to explore the characteristics and therapy of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CR) in patients diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). METHODS A total of 67 AIDS patients (78 eyes) with CR findings of were collected from January 2009 to January 2013. The correlation between CR, cellular immunity, risk factor, clinical characteristics, treatment and ...

Introduction. An absolute lymphocyte count is commonly used as an alternative to a CD4 count to determine initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected individuals in Fiji when a CD4 count is unavailable. Methods. We conducted a retrospective analysis of laboratory results of HIV-infected individuals registered at all HIV clinics in Fiji. Results. Paired absolute lymphocyte and CD4 coun...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the predictive diagnostic accuracy of the lymphocyte count in Epstein-Barr virus-related infectious mononucleosis (IM). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case note and blood results review within a university-affiliated teaching hospital. METHODS A retrospective review of 726 patients undergoing full blood count and Monospot testing was undertaken. Monospot testin...

By multivariate analysis of nine laboratory variables, a discriminant function value has been derived that differentiated between a group of 106 drug abusers and a group of 100 normal controls.The variables were serum phosphorus, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, and hematocrit, total leukocyte count, polymorphonuclear leukocyte count, lymphocyte count, and monocyte co...

Background & Objectives: Annually, many Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan worldwide. This practice has different favorable medical and physiological effects, such as improved serum lipid profile and blood glucose level due to changes in diet and sleep patterns. It has also been hypothesized that Ramadan fasting may affect the immune system. As reported, Ramadan fasting can influence the ...

Stress is the key psychological activator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and therefore an important risk factor for diminished immunocompetence. The aim of the study was to assess the connection between the strategies of coping with stress and lymphocyte counts in soldiers. Coping strategies were evaluated in 61 Slovenian Army members using the Coping Responses Inventory. White bloo...