TABLE 2.
Quantitation of cVL and iVL in CD4+ cells does not reflect measurements in total PBMC isolated from the same patient samplesa
| Patient ID | cVL
|
iVL
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBMC | CD4+ | PBMC | CD4+ | |
| 1 | 414 ± 32 | 204 ± 5 | ND | 36.1 ± 0.9 |
| 2 | 1,584 ± 262 | 137 ± 34 | 3.1 | 5.9 ± 2 |
| 3 | 3,540 ± 40 | 916 ± 17 | 18.1 ± 1 | 37.4 ± 4 |
| 4 | 3,485 ± 180 | 8,054 ± 1,755 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | INV |
| 5 | 2,011 ± 401 | 165 ± 32 | 12 ± 0.3 | 62.8 ± 3 |
a
Values represent HIV DNA copy numbers/105 PBMC or equivalent numbers of CD4+ cells calculated to be in 105 patient PBMC, based on CD4 counts. ND, not detected or below the limit of the assay; INV, invalid (result from Alu-minus control PCR greater or equal to Alu PCR).