The levels of CD4⁺ T cell count and viral load in CRF01_AE, non-CRF01_AE infected patients through different transmission routes.

<p>A, The levels of CD4⁺ T cell count in CRF01_AE and non-CRF01_AE infected patients through different transmission routes. A low level baseline CD4⁺ T cell count was found among the CRF01_AE-infected persons compared with the non-CRF01_AE patients infected through sexual transmission; B, The levels of HIV viral load in CRF01_AE and non-CRF01_AE infected patients through different transmission routes. the CRF01_AE group was associated with a higher viral load in patients who were infected through sexual transmission (homosexual contact and heterosexual contact); however, the viral load was not higher in the patients infected through blood transmission. The statistical significance was calculated using the two independent samples nonparametric tests (Man-Whitney U). *, <i>p</i><0.05; **, <i>p</i><0.01; ***, <i>p</i><0.001; ns, no significant.