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Table 4 Main viro-immunological parameters of HIV patients with the same herpesvirus shedding pattern at both T0 and T1. Data are expressed as median and interquartile range (IQR)

From: Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and human herpesvirus 8 salivary shedding in HIV positive men who have sex with men with controlled and uncontrolled plasma HIV viremia: a 24-month longitudinal study

 

Isolated EBV-DNA (n = 19)

EBV-DNA + HHV-8 DNA (n = 11)

EBV-DNA + HHV-8 DNA + CMV-DNA (n = 2)

EBV-DNA + CMV-DNA (n = 1)

No shedding (n = 9)

CD4 + cell count/mm3

560 (427–672)

630 (540–777)

670 (600–740)

410

600 (207–857)

CD4+ cell percentage

26 (21.2–34.7)

33 (25.2–36.7)

25.5 (21–30)

20

27 (13.7–34)

CD8+ cell count/mm

1000 (706–1316)

1123(527–1228)

1473 (1233–1714)

943

800 (646–1001)

CD8 + cell percentage

46 (40–52)

46 (30.5–52.7)

55 (50–60)

46

40(35.7–46.7)

CD4+ cell count at nadir (cells/mm3)

290(110–517

340 (212–480)

585(510–660)

410

310(25–450)

  1. T0: time of the first saliva sampling, after 24 months of plasma HIV RNA control analysis
  2. T1: time of the second saliva testing, 24 months after T0