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Table 2 Cell-surface marker expression on breast milk and blood T lymphocytes

From: CD4+T cells spontaneously producing human immunodeficiency virus type I in breast milk from women with or without antiretroviral drugs

Cell-surface marker

Breast milk

Blood

P

CD3+ CD4+

22.2 (4.1-62.3) a

29.2 (10.6-46.0)

NSb

CD3+CD8+

60.1 (18.7-83.4)

56.3 (39.1-82.7)

NS

CD4+ CD45RA-

92.4 (64.2-98.1)

64.3 (43.4-88.1)

< 0.001

CD8+ CD45RA-

79.0 (69.6-99.3)

45.4 (25.3-72.5)

0.003

CD4+ HLA-DR+

42.6 (19.2-87.5)

12.0 (1.0-18.1)

0.004

CD4+ CD38+

39.2 (22.1-72.8)

51.3 (24.5-81.2)

NS

CD4+ CD38+ HLA-DR+

23.3 (12.6-46.6)

8.1 (0.3-15.3)

0.01

CD8+ HLA-DR+

76.4 (24.5-89.2)

20.6 (11.5-45.9)

< 0.001

CD8+ CD38+

92.5 (45.4-98.2)

54.2 (27.2-99.8)

< 0.001

CD8+ CD38+ HLA-DR+

72.3 (16.3-95.6)

11.7 (9.3-43.2)

< 0.001

  1. amean (range).
  2. bNS, not significant