A single platform image cytometer for resource‐poor settings to monitor disease progression in HIV infection

For resource‐poor countries, affordable methods are required for enumeration of CD4+ T lymphocytes of HIV‐positive patients. For infants, additional determination of CD4/CD8 ratio is needed.

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