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| Title |
Total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 count in resource-limited settings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-12-128 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christian Obirikorang, Lawrence Quaye, Isaac Acheampong |
| Abstract |
CD4 testing is the recognized gold standard used to stage HIV/AIDS, guide treatment decisions for HIV-infected persons and evaluate effectiveness of therapy. The need for a less expensive surrogate marker that can be used in resource-limited setting is however necessary. The study sought to assess the suitability of Total lymphocyte count (TLC) as a surrogate marker for CD4 count in resource-limited localities in Ghana. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Malta | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 13% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 76 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 75 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Lecturer | 9 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 12% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 17 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 37% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 20 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2020.
All research outputs
#4,313,136
of 23,504,998 outputs
Outputs from BMC Infectious Diseases
#1,385
of 7,837 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#29,218
of 168,195 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#17
of 86 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,504,998 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 81st percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 7,837 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 10.4. This one has done well, scoring higher than 82% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 86 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 81% of its contemporaries.