@article{PHU_HONG NHUNG_2020, title={THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASELINE CD4 T CELLS’ LEVEL AND RECOVERY RATE AFTER INITIATION OF ART IN HIV/AIDS INFECTED AT HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES, VIETNAM}, volume={13}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/38383}, DOI={10.22159/ajpcr.2020.v13i10.38383}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to be a public health problem in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the correlation of recovery responses and baseline CD4 T cells’ level in HIV/AIDS adult patients after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Vietnam.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was a clinic-based longitudinal study done at an outpatient clinic, Tropical Diseases Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 10/2018 to 8/2019.</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-three patients were provided informed consent to participate in this study. Overall, the mean of CD4 T cell counts was 161.7 cells/μl. In AIDS patients groups, at the baseline mean of T CD4 cell was 65 cells/μl and in the non-AIDS group was 315 cells/μl. The slope of the plotted overall CD4 cell counts increased significantly in both two groups and the steepest increases in the first 3 months. After 6 months, patients who were AIDS stages were had a higher viral load in plasma than others, with p<0.005. The changes in CD4 T cell counts were significantly associated with age and occupational status.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present study found that immunological responses of patients with first-line ART were not related to baseline CD4 T cells’ level. However, low baseline CD4 counts were associated with poor virologic suppression.</p>}, number={10}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={PHU, TAO GIA and HONG NHUNG, HUYNH THI}, year={2020}, month={Oct.}, pages={58–61} }