Table 1.

Patient characteristics.

Patient ID	Estimate infection days	CD4 count (cells/μl)		Viral loada (copies/ml)	Days from the initial positive point to CD4 <300 cells/μl
		Acute stage	Chronic stage
1	37	571	243	–	598
2	75	429	244	4,880	431
3	40	636	254	22,200	427
4	40	508	97	–	528
5	65	498	230	–	370
6	60	658	209	–	433
7	80	533	279	–	731
8	52	504	225	–	534
9	41	683	283	–	243
10	34	482	152	–	251
11	94	496	211	–	258
12	38	478	233	–	174
13	65	673	309	1,610	392
14	68	599	564	–	>2 years
15	56	419	469	–	>2 years
16	50	665	419	–	>2 years
17	45	659	490	–	>2 years
18	41	629	579	2380	605
19	79	688	251	–	175
20	75	498	210	258,000	323
21	34	500	241	–	344
22	92	550	208	–	>2 years
23	85	755	511	3,280	>2 years
24	78	496	537	–	>2 years
25	54	680	420	–	>2 years
26	41	600	466	–	>2 years

^aPlasma viral load were available for only six patients (acute infection stage).

–, not available.