| dc.contributor.author | Ochola, Jew; Korir, Jackson C.; Otieno, Walter; Ake, Julie; Polyak, Christina; Mulama, David H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-21T11:26:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-21T11:26:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4461 | |
| dc.description | https://scholar.google.com/citations | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Reliable information on clinical immunophenotypic biomarkers is critical in the management of Hepatitis B and C infections especially in ART naive HIV positive adults. CD4 cell counts and the level of liver function bio-molecules can be monitored to assess the body status and treatment response to interventions. This was a cross sectional laboratory investigation study aimed at investigating the immunological phenotypes in HIV positive adults from Kisumu West Sub-county, so that overall patient care, participation of individuals in clinical trials and evaluation of adverse events can be improved. Median ALT values in Hepatitis C positive HIV positive ART Naive participants were higher than in the Hepatitis C negative participants (p=0.0494). The study underscores the need for monitoring liver enzymes levels in ART naive HIV positive patients as well, screening for viral hepatitis before initiation of Anti-Retro Viral therapy as these diseases pathologically alters the body’s immune biomarkers. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Clinical Immunology and Research | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hiv,ART,Adults,Kombewa Sub-county, Kisumu and Rural Western Kenya. | en_US |
| dc.title | Immunophenotypic Characterization of ART- naive, HIV Infected Adults in Kombewa Sub-county, Kisumu: A Cross Sectional Study of Rural Population in Western Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
