Cryptococcus neoformans infection is one of the opportunistic infections in HIV patients, it caused cryptococcal meningitis, which can be detected earlier using the antigen contained in the polysacharide capsule. The availability of this antigen test is very limited that other parameter are needed for early detection of cryptococcal meningitis. That parameter is C-Reactive Protein (CRP). The ai…
CD4 count is a marker for initial and follow up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV/AIDS patients. It requires expensive equipment and skill to performed. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends total Iymphocyte count (TLC) as a substitute marker for CfJ4 count to start ART. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between CD4 count and TLC in baseline and follow up data as a gu…
The incident of smoking is one of the world’s health problems, as smoking increases he incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aloe vera L has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulator, and β-sitosterol properties. A research was conducted to observe its effects in preventing the cell apoptotic events as well as the increasing numbers of macrophages and the decreasing phagocytoti…