CD8A and AIDS: The 30.4% (28/92) of patients were in AIDS stage according to HIV CDC Classification, with a median of CD4+ T cell count of 247 cells/μL (IQR: 109—386 cells/μL); furthermore, 72% had CD4/CD8 ratio ≤ 0.20 and only 7.8% had an optimum CD4/CD8 ratio (≥ 8).