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Table 2 Full blood count results of antiretroviral naïve HIV positive adult patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital Clinic from August 2013-February 2014

From: Profile of blood cell abnormalities among antiretroviral therapy naïve HIV patients attending the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon

Parameter (n = 81) Mean value ± SD Range (min-max)
Total WBC x 10 9 /L 5.1 ± 1.8 1.6-10.6
Neutrophils 2.4 ± 1.2 0.7-5.1
Monocytes 0.4 ± 0.3 0.1-1.1
Lymphocytes 1.9 ± 1.3 0.3-6.7
Total RBC x10 12 /L 4.4 ± 0.9 2.2-6.6
Haemoglobin (g/dl) 10.8 ± 2.5 5.1-15.8
Hematocrit (%) 33.6 ± 7.3 17.1-50.0
MCV (fl) 77.1 ± 10.1 53.0-95
MCH (pg) 25.2 ± 4.2 16.7-33.9
MCHC (g/dl) 32.0 ± 1.8 29.6-36.0
Reticulocyte x 10 9 /L 44.5 ± 34.1 8-153
Total platelet count x10 9 /L 256.2 ± 113.9 35.0-556.0
  1. WBC white blood cell count, RBC red blood cell count, MCV mean corpuscular volume, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration.
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