CD8A and infection: In addition, CD8+ T-cell depletion was associated with a slower rate of death of productively infected cells (controls, 0.65 d−1 vs pre-infection depletion, 0.38 d−1 (P < 0.001 vs control) and pre-ART depletion, 0.49 d−1 (P = 0.010 vs control)) (Extended Data Fig. 8b).