Molecular/HIV laboratory

The Molecular/HIV laboratory

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Background

Since the 1980s Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have become an increasing concern for the healthcare service. The modern Immunology laboratory, in collaboration with other clinical disciplines has an important role to play in management of patients with HIV by quantifying the progress of the disease in terms of the amount of virus present and the number of viable cells of the immune system that remain.

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