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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2018

Validation of CD4

Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Alexandre Grangeiro, Maria Mercedes Escuder, Jair Minoro Abe, Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado

Open access · goldAbstract readValidation Study
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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alex Jones Flores CassenotePostgraduate Program in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. cassenote@usp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5098-1922
Alexandre GrangeiroDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Mercedes EscuderSão Paulo State Department of Health, Health Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jair Minoro AbeInstitute for Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Aluísio Augusto Cotrim SeguradoPostgraduate Program in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

DISEASE PREVENTION ANALYSIS OF INTESTINAL METAPLASIAF06TW002008 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI AICKIN, MIKEL G · 1994 to 1994
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 37/2008Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 69/2010Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2013/18158-0
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe HIV-Brazil Cohort Study (HIV-BCS) is a research primarily based on data collection from medical records of people living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. The aim of this study was to present the validating design and results for the laboratory biomarkers viral load and CD4+ T-cell count from the HIV-Brazil Cohort Study.

methodsA total of 8007 patients who were started cART from 2003 to 2013 were considered eligible for this study. Total follow-up time was 32,397 years. The median duration of follow-up was 3.51 years (interquartile range - IQR 1.63-6.13 years; maximum 11.51 years). We used secondary data from the Brazilian Laboratory Tests Control System (SISCEL). Incidence of lab testing rates per 100 person years (100 py) were used to compare the number of laboratory tests carried out among cohort sites considering different databases for CD4+ T-cell counts and HIV viral load assessments. Descriptive statistics including 95% confidence interval, Pearson correlation coefficient, Bland-Altman agreement analysis and kappa coefficient agreement were applied for analysis.

resultsA total of 80,302 CD4+ T-cell counts and 79,997 HIV viral load assessments were observed in HIV-BCS versus 94,083 CD4+ T-cell counts and 84,810 viral loads from the Brazilian Laboratory Tests Control System. The general CD4+ T-cell HIV-BCS testing rate was 247 per 100 py versus 290 per 100 py and the viral load HIV-BCS testing rate was 246 per 100 py versus 261 per 100 py. The general correlation observed for the lowest quantitative CD4+ T-cell count before cART was 0.970 (p < 0.001) and for the log of the highest viral load before cART was 0.971 (p < 0.001). The general agreement coefficient for categorized CD4+ T-cell count was 0.932 (p < 0.001) and for viral load was 0.996 (p < 0.001).

conclusionsThe current study confirms that biomarkers CD4

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