Purpose: To update our knowledge about normal absolute values for CD4+ and CD8+
peripheral T-lymphocyte subsets and to show how these values are influenced by infectious …

Objective: The objective of this study is to estimate life expectancies of HIV-positive patients
conditional on response to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: Patients aged more than …

The manifestation of opportunistic infections calls for the evaluation of the immune system
for CD4 lymphocytopenia. The differential diagnosis of this condition in adults comprises …

Background The relationship between the timing of the initiation of antiretroviral therapy
(ART) after infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and the recovery of …

Differences in gender immune response have resulted in differences in immune protection
and susceptibility to inflammatory diseases. Cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells …

Atherosclerosis, the leading death in the United State, is a disease in which a plaque builds
up inside the arteries. As the plaque continues to grow, the shear force of the blood flow …

The pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome is unclear. However, the efficacy of rituximab, a B
cell–depleting antibody, in nephrotic syndrome suggests a pathogenic role of B cells. In this …

HIV type 1 (HIV-1) persists within resting CD4+ T cells despite antiretroviral therapy (ART).
To better understand the kinetics by which resting cell infection (RCI) is established, we …

To assess the validity of the reference values for hematologic and immunologic indices
currently used in Africa, we evaluated blood samples from 3,311 human immunodeficiency …

Background: Little is known about the incidence and risk factors for serious non-AIDS-
defining events. Methods: The incidence of non-AIDS events (malignancies, end-stage renal …