HIV infection
We conclude that, in developing countries where many patients may not be able to afford to pay for CD4 cell counts and viral load tests, which are the traditional markers for HIV disease, serum albumin would be a very useful surrogate test for predicting severity of HIV infection and for clinical monitoring of response to antiretroviral therapy.
We conclude that, in developing countries where many patients may not be able to afford to pay for CD4 cell counts and viral load tests, which are the traditional markers for <span class="disease" id="16903978-9-175-186">HIV disease</span>, <span class="gene" id="16903978-9-188-201">serum albumin</span> would be a very useful surrogate test for predicting severity of <span class="disease" id="16903978-9-267-280">HIV infection</span> and for clinical monitoring of response to antiretroviral therapy.