TABLE 5.

CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T-lymphocyte ratio in peripheral blood of infant rhesus macaques following inoculation with SIV_mac055 or SIV_mac385

Animal group	Animal no.	SIVa	PMPAb	CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio at the following times (wk) after virus inoculationc:
				0	1	2	3	4	6–8	10	12–15	18–21	30	39
A	29668	055	−	4.85	2.74	0.65	1.10	1.08	0.52	0.75	0.87d
	29669	055	−	3.63	3.18	1.13	1.27	0.88	0.82d
	29670	055	−	3.28	3.69	1.21	1.41	1.20	1.64d
B	29674	385	−	3.05	4.23	1.48	1.74	1.82	1.28	1.36	0.54d
	29675	385	−	5.42	7.89	1.57	1.81	1.21	1.65	1.58d
	29729	385	−	4	2.3	1.33	1.11	1.00	0.83d
C	29283	055	+	3.82	9.33	2.14	2.31	2.58	1.95	2.02	1.43	1.83	1.81	1.94d
	29360	055	+	3.85	4.06	1.43	1.28	1.33	0.96	0.88	0.65	0.44d
	29419	055	+	5.69	9.67	3.59	3.41	2.45	2.55	NAe	1.47	1.63d
D	29276	385	+	4.35	4.17	1.82	1.71	1.88	1.41	1.45	1.29	1.37	0.98	0.87
	29278	385	+	5.53	8.32	2.04	2.49	2.00	2.09	2.16	1.54	1.75	1.87	1.13
	29279	385	+	3.73	4.04	1.64	1.61	1.76	1.29	1.68	1.00	1.24	1.22	1.23

^aAnimals were inoculated at birth with SIV_mac055 (055) or SIV_mac385 (385). 

^bGroups C and D were started on PMPA treatment 3 weeks after virus inoculation. 

^cRatios of <1 are indicated in boldface. 

^dTime of death. 

^eNA, not available.