Immunological Profile: CD4, CD8, HIV Cofactors and Viral Load in HIV Discordant Couples when Compared with Concordant Couples

Yohannis Meseret Hambissa^1*, Dawit Wolday², Yohannes Mengistu³, Aster Tsegaye⁴, Rawley C Howe⁵, Ermias Hailu⁶, Nick Anderson⁷, Geremew Tasew⁶ and Tsehaynesh Messele⁸

¹Kotebe University College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

²Medical Biotech Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

³Mauricio’s, Botswana, South Africa

⁴Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

⁵Armour Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

⁶Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

⁷BD Manager, Nairobi, Kenya

⁸African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Bole Road, Behind Friendship Building, Bole sub-city, Kebele 02, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

^*Corresponding Author: Yohannis Meseret Hambissa, MSc., PhD, Kotebe University College, P. O. Box 31248, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: 251911627786 Email: