CD8A and AIDS: When this analysis was performed comparing patients with and without AIDS, a significant reduction (p < 0.05) was observed in the number of CD8+ lymphocytes in the subgroup without AIDS at 48 and 96 weeks [−27.8 (SD: 318.3); −54.0 (SD: 266.1)], as well as an increase in CD8+ lymphocyte count in the group with AIDS [91.3 (SD: 358.2); 131.4 (SD: 454.4)].