Acute illness alone, in the absence of HIV infection, can be associated with profound decreases of T-lymphocyte populations. This problem is unpredictable and does not correlate with severity of illness, predicted mortality rate, or actual mortality rate. No conclusions regarding HIV serostatus or survival can be made based on single measurements of T-cell concentrations in acutely ill hospitalized patients.
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