Article
Immunological Evaluation of Human Immunedeficiency Virus Infected Individuals by Flow Cytometry
Registro en:
NEVES JR, I.; MORGADO, M. G. Immunological Evaluation of Human Immunedeficiency Virus Infected Individuals by Flow Cytometry. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 95, n. 3, p. 399-400, May-June, 2000.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02762000000300016
1678-8060
Autor
Neves Jr., I.
Morgado, M. G.
Resumen
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection heavily compromises the immune system. The decrease of the T cell CD4+ subset along the evolution to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has been
considered as a hallmark of HIV infection. In this paper we review some aspects of the immunopathology of HIV infection and discuss the importance of the flow cytometry for the evaluation of the T lymphocyte subsets in the follow-up of HIV infected children and adults, and for the monitoring of the
immune reconstitution upon antiretroviral therapy.