Table 8.

Correlations found in HIV-exposed neonates between cord blood B-cell subsets and cytokine production by cord mononuclear cells in culture

	CD19+ cells	CD19+/CD5+ cells
IL-4 non-stimulated	r = - 0.49; p = 0.001	r = 0.25; p = 0.07
BCG	r = - 0.46; p = 0.002	n.s.*
PHA	r = - 0.40; p = 0.008	n.s.*
IL-7 non-stimulated	r = - 0.46; p = 0.002	r = 0.32; p = 0.02
BCG	r = - 0.39; p = 0.01	r = 0.41; p = 0.006
PHA	r = - 0.48; p = 0.001	r = 0.45; p = 0.003
IL-10 non-stimulated	r = - 0.31; p = 0.05**	r = 0.33; p = 0.02
BCG	r = - 0.48; p = 0.02**	r = 0.51; p < 0.0005
PHA	r = - 0.39; p = 0.04**	r = 0.41; p = 0.03

* not significant; ** considering only immature/intermediary B-cells