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TEDxUKZN - Yashik Singh - Predicting Future Changes in CD4 Count

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Yashik Singh is a lecturer at the School of Information Systems and Technology, and at the Department of Telehealth, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal.   His interests lie
in applying the concepts of artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, electronic medical records, decision support systems, and management information systems to the domain of HIV and HIV drug resistance.

There are currently 5.7 million confirmed cases of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. HIV infection can be effectively managed with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, but close monitoring of the progression of the disease is vital.  One of the better surrogate markers for disease progression is the use of CD4 cell counts.  In this presentation Yashik talks about the success of the model that has been developed. 

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