Distribution of oral candidiasis according to CD4 count: based on CD4 cell count, all oral candidiasis cases observed among naïve patients had CD4<200 cells/mm3, with 30.4% (7/23) and 17.4% (4/23) having the erythematous and pseudomembranous forms, respectively (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene CD4 and oral candidiasis.