TABLE 1.

Cross-sectional analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics of the study individuals

Study cohort	Median age (yr) (range)	Sex (male:female ratio)	Ethnicities	Median CD4+ T-cell count/μl (range)	Median HIV-1 RNA copies/ml (range)
Individuals with early infection (n = 10)	36 (27-49)	10:0	Caucasian (n = 9) and Hispanic (n = 1)	454 (237-784)	151,500 (2,500-750,000)
Individuals with chronic infection (n = 10)	37 (29-51)	9:1	Caucasian (n = 8) and African-American (n = 2)	547.5 (68-1,106)	27,350 (1,743-175,000)