CD4/CD3/CD8+ Count (Immune Monitoring)

About This Test

Department: Haematology

Requirement:

EDTA (purple top)

Sample must be kept at room temperature

 

Turnaround Time:

2 days (Mon-Fri)

For the quantitiation of T-cell/lymphocyte subsets, usually used to monitor disease progression in HIV infection

Other Comments:

Reference ranges:

CD3+:                        Mean 72%               (95% range 56-86)

CD3+/4+ cells:           Mean 45%               (95% range 33-58) 

CD3/8+ cells:             Mean 24%               (95% range 13-39)

CD3+ cells:                Mean 1513 cells/ul  (95% range 723-2737)

CD3/4+ cells:             Mean 941 cells/ul     (95% range 404-1612)

CD3/8+ cells:             Mean 511 cells/ul      (95% 220-1129)