Table 1

Demographic and clinical features of subjects in the study

Clinical feature
Normal
HIV infected (CD4 >200 cells/ul)
AIDS patients (CD4<200 cells/ul)

Gender M:F
17 : 2
8 : 2
6 : 1
Age, Mean (± SD), years
30 (9.9)
33.6 (9.4)
34.5 (7.2)
CD4+ T cell count, mean (range), cells/μl
606 (512–978)
493 (368–675)
149 (46–179)
Plasma HIV-1 load, mean (range) copies/ml
0
1.4 × 105 (0.008–4.0 × 105)
2.3 × 105 (0.3–6.6 ×105)
BAL Fluid HIV-1 load, mean (range) copies/ml
0
129 (0–670)
175(0–550)

Abbreviations: BAL = Bronchoalveolar Lavage, SD = Standard Deviation

Jambo et al. Respiratory Research 2007 8:42   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-8-42