The correlation between total lymphocyte count and the number of candida colony from the oral cavity in HIV/AIDS patients
HIV infection causes qualitative and quantitative reduction of the T helper (Th) subset of T lymphocytes, facilitating opportunistic infection. One of the common opportunistic infections among HIV/AIDS patients is Candida infection in the oropharynx and esophagus. Detection of increased Candida col...
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| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2005-08-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Indonesia |
| Online Access: | http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/194 |