CD4 lymphocyte enumeration and hemoglobin assessment aid for priority decisions: A multisite evaluation of the BD FACSPresto™ system

• Main Authors: Madhuri Thakar, Francis Angira, Kovit Pattanapanyasat, Alan H.B. Wu, Maurice O’Gorman, Hui Zeng, Chenxue Qu, Bharati Mahajan, Kasama Sukapirom, Danying Chen, Yu Hao, Yan Gong, Monika de Arruda Indig, Sharon Graminske, Diana Orta, Nicole d’Empaire, Beverly Lu, Imelda Omana-Zapata, Clement Zeh
• Other Authors: National AIDS Research Institute India
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42754
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2017 Thakar et al. Background: The BD FACSPresto™ system uses capillary and venous blood to measure CD4 absolute counts (CD4), %CD4 in lymphocytes, and hemoglobin (Hb) in approximately 25 minutes. CD4 cell count is used with portable CD4 counters in resource-limited settings to manage HIV/AIDS pat...