Furthermore, both subgroups with elevated IgE (egg+IgEhi and egg-IgEhi had eosinophilia, low CD4+ counts (especially in the HIV- group) and three-fold higher viral load (in HIV+group) compared to the low IgE subgroups (the egg+IgElo and egg-IgElo). Here, CD4 is linked to Increased total eosinophil count.