Fig. 2

CD+ T cell subset prior to cART and during 24 months of follow up. Absolute counts of recent thymic emigrants (a), naïve (b), central memory (c), late differentiated (d) and effector memory (e) CD4+ T cells. Plasma concentration of TSLP (f). The numbers of samples available at each timepoint (baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months after initiation of cART) were PHI: 14, 11, 8, 6; LP-AD: 20, 11, 11, 9; LP-nonAD: 24, 12, 14, 8; EP: 42, 24, 20, 10. Mann-Whitney was used to compare PHI group with the other chronic groups and healthy controls. Significant differences are marked: a: PHI vs. late presenters with advanced disease; b: PHI vs. late presenters without advanced disease; c: PHI vs. early presenters; d: PHI vs. healthy controls