… tuberculosis–specific T-cell responses has not been studied. We therefore investigated the
… in bronchoalveolar cell responses in patients with HIV-1 infection in comparison with HIV-1–…

… on in HIV infection when peripheral CD4 + T cell counts are … that HIV infection preferentially
depletes antigen-specific T cells … , which predisposes individuals to respiratory infections. …

… increases susceptibility to tuberculosis and other respiratory infections are … bronchoalveolar
lavage cells (BLCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells to compare the effect of HIV at …

… and HIV infection frequencies of CD4 T cells from the gastrointestinal tract, bronchoalveolar
… and functional profiles of HIV-specific T cells in these anatomically distinct sites in HIV-…

… is higher in HIV infection with lower CD4 + T cell count, … infections, the most frequent type
is CMV infection, with the detection rate in AIDS autopsy as high as 63.1% [6]. Most infections …

… HIV infection, was most pronounced in patients with middle stage disease. The HIV viral load
as measured by bronchoalveolar … cell counts above 200/ μ l. Including patients with CD4 + …

… Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAD cell differentials and T-lymphocyte subpopulations were analysed
in 95 HIV-infected … whether the type of cellular inflammatory response could be useful in …

… cell populations in determining mortality risk, we analyzed BAL data obtained from 115 patients
infected with HIV-… Furthermore, the finding of a BAL neutrophilia in HIV-l-infected patients …

… In this large series of 55 BAL samples from a heterogeneous group of HIV+ subjects, we
have found evidence of HIV infection of alveolar cells in 47% of cases, and of viral infection of …

… Macrophages are the most plentiful cells isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid
and consist of bronchial, alveolar, and interstitial macrophages. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) …