The Function of CD3⁺CD56⁺ NKT-Like Cells in HIV-Infected Individuals

Table 1

Characteristic of study subjects.

Patient group	Number of individuals	CD4 count (range)	Viral load count (range)
Primary HIV infection (PHI)	10	484 (166–774)	52,000 (728–10,000,000)
Chronic HIV infection (CHI)	13	328 (240–986)	30903 (40–489779)
Long-term nonprogressor (LTNP)	7	704 (547–1000)	562 (40–5623)
Normal control	14	N/A^a	N/A^a

N/A^a: not available.