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Study of CD4+ T Lymphocytopenia

No New Agent Found For HIV Kids' Immune Deficiency

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 28th, 1995

In a search for a new infectious agent for HIV, researchers studied children with CD4+ T lymphocytopenia and came up empty-handed.

Investigators found that CD4+ T lymphocytopenia which persisted well beyond recovery from an opportunistic infection suggests that the immunosuppression may not be the result of the acute infection.

M.N. Lobato and colleagues reported their findings in an article entitled, "CD4+ T lymphocytopenia in children: Lack of evidence for a new acquired immunodeficiency syndrome agent," Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, June 1995;14(6):527-535.

Researchers concluded that negative retroviral tests and lack...

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