Are in untreated HIV-1-infected children , PBMC-associated HIV DNA levels and cell-free HIV RNA levels correlated to distinct T-lymphocyte populations?
Several immune markers were correlated to either the HIV RNA or the HIV DNA level, but never to both of them, supporting the concept that cell-free virus and infected cells play different roles in HIV-1 immunopathogenesis.
The efficacy and safety of ATG induction partially depend on decreased total lymphocyte counts. Following ATG induction in liver transplant recipients, a reasonable average lymphocyte count during the first postoperative month would be above 500 cells/mm(3).