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Based on flow cytometry, we performed the absolute counting of circulating T lymphocytes and phenotyping of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> Tregs and quantified the effects of Tregs and each subpopulation on Tconv proliferation by <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CFSE<\/jats:styled-content> staining.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CHB<\/jats:styled-content> patients and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HC<\/jats:styled-content>, we observed an equal reduction in peripheral T subsets in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HBV<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ACLF<\/jats:styled-content> and septic shock subjects; the number of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content>4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> Tregs remained unchanged and the Tconv count declined, promoting elevation of the Treg\u2010to\u2010Tconv ratio. 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