CD4 and tuberculosis: TB patients had lower CD4 counts (mean ± SD: 121 ± 86 cells/μl vs 154 ± 89 cells/μl; p<0.0001), and higher VL (mean ± SD: 5.4 ± 0.8 vs 5.1 ± 0.8 log10 copies/ml; p<0.0001) than TB negative patients.