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In [[medicine]], the '''lymphocyte count''' is "the number of [[lymphocyte]]s per unit volume of blood."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | {{TOC|right}} | ||
In [[medicine]], the '''lymphocyte count''' is "the number of [[lymphocyte]]s per unit volume of blood."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> It may further be divided by lymphocyte type, such as B-cell or T-cell, and then T-CD4+ or T-CD8+. | |||
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Revision as of 01:48, 13 June 2010
In medicine, the lymphocyte count is "the number of lymphocytes per unit volume of blood."[1] It may further be divided by lymphocyte type, such as B-cell or T-cell, and then T-CD4+ or T-CD8+.
Clinical uses
Measure of nutritional status
A total lymphocyte count less than 2100 is a marker (although a weak marker) of poor nutrition.[2]
Measure of immune status
In predicting a CD4+ T-cell of less than 200:[3]
- Total lymphocyte count of more than 2000 has sensitivity or 95%
- Total lymphocyte count of less than 1200 has specificity of 95%
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Lymphocyte count (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Braga M, Gianotti L, Radaelli G, Cristallo M, Baccari P, Dal Cin S et al. (1991 Nov-Dec) Evaluation of the predictive performance of nutritional indicators by receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 15 (6):619-24. PMID: 1766051
- ↑ Blatt SP, Lucey CR, Butzin CA, Hendrix CW, Lucey DR (1993). "Total lymphocyte count as a predictor of absolute CD4+ count and CD4+ percentage in HIV-infected persons.". JAMA 269 (5): 622-6. PMID 8093628.