Relationship between(PPD)skin test result and CD4 cell count in HIV/AIDS positive patients

CUI Weiguo; WANG Lin; WANG Zhe

doi:10.11847/zgggws2005-21-06-23

CUI Weiguo, WANG Lin, WANG Zhe, . Relationship between(PPD)skin test result and CD4 cell count in HIV/AIDS positive patients[J]. Chinese Journal of Public Health, 2005, 21(6): 677-678. DOI: 10.11847/zgggws2005-21-06-23

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Relationship between(PPD)skin test result and CD4 cell count in HIV/AIDS positive patients

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Objective To analyze relation between purified protein derivative PPD skin test result and CD₄ cell count in HIV/AIDS positive patients.
Methods The prospective study was applied.PPD, CD₄ and CD₈ cell counts were examined between 202 health and 40 HIV/AIDS patients confirmed by western blot.
Results 12.5% of HIV/AIDS patients was PPD positive, meanwhile, 28.2% of health was PPD positive, (P < 0.05).All of the CD₄ Cell count below 220/mm³ was PPD negative, the CD₄/CD₈ below 1 accounted for 90%.
Conclusion PPD reaction decreases dramatically with the descending of immunity of HIV/AIDS patients.It is caused attention to diagnose tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS patients.

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