Table 3.

Immune activation in infants with HIV-positive mothers and the 19 matched controls with HIV-negative mothers measured as percentage of CD4+ and CD8+ cells coexpressing CD25 and CD69

Infants with
HIV-positive mothers
Controls (infants with HIV-negative mothers)P
CD4+CD25+, % 9.2 ± 0.6 11.3 ± 0.5 .013 
CD8+CD25+, % 1.5 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3 .676 
CD4+CD69+, % 6.0 ± 1.1 4.9 ± 0.7 .422 
CD8+CD69+, % 7.3 ± 1.1 7.7 ± 0.7 .758 
Infants with
HIV-positive mothers
Controls (infants with HIV-negative mothers)P
CD4+CD25+, % 9.2 ± 0.6 11.3 ± 0.5 .013 
CD8+CD25+, % 1.5 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3 .676 
CD4+CD69+, % 6.0 ± 1.1 4.9 ± 0.7 .422 
CD8+CD69+, % 7.3 ± 1.1 7.7 ± 0.7 .758 

Data are given as means ± SEM.

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