“…In our study, CD4 count did not show impact on salivary gland function, similar to results reported by Lopez, et al and Pavithra, et al [2,9]. This is contrary to studies done by Navesh, et al and Tinos, et al where low CD4 count was reported as risk factor for salivary gland hypofunction [10,11]. The conflicting results could be due to our identifying participants being seen at a clinical site who were in care and had already recovered their CD4 counts by being on cART.…”