Table 4.

Characteristics of HIV-2 clinical plasma samples from Senegal and the United States

Sample source	Senegalese IE studya (n=55)	Senegalese H2A studya (n=55)	US clinicalb (n=52)
The status of ARV	ARV-naïve	ARV-experienced	ARV-naïve & experienced
Year samples collected CD4 cells	2004–2006	2010–2011	2011–2012
Mean cells/mm3	605	338	N/A
No. (%) with counts of:
>500	30(55)	7(13)
350–500	9(16)	13(24)
<350	16(29)	35(64)
HIV-2 plasma VL
Mean log10 copies/mL	2.66	3.11	3.03
No. (%) with VL of:
Not detected	20(36)	26(47)	21(40)
Detected, <10 copies/mL	5(9)	2(4)	2(4)
Quantifiable range, >10 copies/mL	30(55)	27(49)	29(56)
Median log10 copies/mL (range)	1.69(1.00–3.75)	2.45(1.20–4.23)	2.86(1.23–4.20)

^aSingle sample per individual patient.

^bPatients’ clinical information was limited.