Application of flow cytometric beads for simultaneous CD4 and CD8 determinations in HIV-1 infected thalassemia patients.

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BACKGROUND: CD4 and CD8 are determined by either a dual step assay using a calculation of absolute lymphocytes obtained from routine CBC or by a single step assay by including cytometric beads and fluorescent microspheres in the sample so that an absolute cell count can be made, simultaneously. Since thalassemia is common in Thailand, and a number of nucleated red blood cells (NRBC) are observed in peripheral...

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