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Table 2 Comparison of eosinophils, viral load and lymphocytes among HIV positive subgroups

From: The influence of different helminth infection phenotypes on immune responses against HIV in co-infected adults in South Africa

SUBGROUPS

Cell Types†

Egg+IgEhi (n = 21)

Egg+IgElo (n = 35)

Egg-IgEhi (n = 21)

Egg-IgElo (n = 47)

p-value

Eosinophils

0.32

0.15

0.18

0.10

0.01

Total lymphocytes

1.72

2.1

1.89

1.98

0.50

T lymphocytes

1.29

1.75

1.39

1.25

0.23

CD8+

0.66

0.84

0.78

0.66

0.66

CD4+

0.28

0.41

0.32

0.23

0.01

CD4:CD8 ratio

0.38

0.48

0.37a

0.34

0.03

NK lymphocytes

0.11

0.12

0.10

0.11

0.83

B lymphocytes

0.09

0.15

0.12

0.10

0.03

Viral Load

70 878

25 666

87 813

28 257

0.12

  1. †Cells are expressed medians in count × 109/L and viral load in copies per ml of blood.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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