Evaluation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte counts and serum levels of immunoglobulins in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients with or without HIV co-infection in South Eastern Nigeri
G. I. Amilo1*, S. C. Meludu2, C. Onyenekwe3, P. U. Ele4, C. Ezechukwu5, G. O. C. Ekejindu6, M. O. Ifeanyichukwu7 and E. Nwobodo8
1Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
3Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
4Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
5Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
6Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
7Department of Haematology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
8Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Nigeria.
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