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. 2023 Sep 14;18(9):e0291523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291523

Table 2. Incidence rate per 100 person-years of the first occurrence of OIs and death in the first two years of ART, overall and by calendar time period of ART start.

OIs All 2011–2013 2014–2016 2017–2020
Number of patients 1963 740 707 516
All OIs 402 223 113 66
    Person-years 3298 1310 1252 736
    Incidence (95% CI) 12.19 (11.05–13.44) 17.02 (14.93–19.41) 9.02 (7.50–10.85) 8.97 (7.05–11.42)
Any first OI 275 138 85 52
    Person-years 2925 1101 1137 686
    Incidence (95% CI) 9.40 (8.35–10.58) 12.52 (10.60–14.80) 7.48 (6.05–9.25) 7.58 (5.77–9.94)
Deaths 69 42 22 5
    Person-years 3826 1415 1385 1027
    Incidence (95% CI) 1.80 (1.42–2.28) 2.97 (2.19–4.02) 1.59 (1.05–2.41) 0.49 (0.20–1.17)
First specific OI, WHO clinical stage 2
Recurrent upper respiratory tract infection 133 79 39 15
    Person-years 3124 1197 1205 722
    Incidence (95% CI) 4.26 (3.59–5.05) 6.60 (5.29–8.23) 3.24 (2.36–4.43) 2.08 (1.25–3.45)
Extensive wart virus infection, 11 8 2 1
    Person-years 3282 1299 1249 735
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.34 (0.19–0.61) 0.62 (0.31–1.23) 0.16 (0.04–0.64) 0.14 (0.02–0.97)
First specific OI, WHO clinical stage 3
Pulmonary tuberculosis 45 22 16 7
    Person-years 3236 1273 1235 729
    Incidence (95% CI) 1.39 (1.04–1.86) 1.73 (1.14–2.63) 1.30 (0.79–2.12) 0.96 (0.46–2.01)
Severe recurrent bacterial pneumonia 28 19 6 3
    Person-years 3256 1279 1243 735
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.86 (0.59–1.25) 1.49 (0.95–2.33) 0.48 (0.22–1.07) 0.41 (0.13–1.27)
Lymph node tuberculosis 20 13 4 3
    Person-years 3269 1290 1246 733
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.61 (0.39–0.95) 1.01 (0.58–1.73) 0.32 (0.12–0.86) 0.41 (0.13–1.27)
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis 24 12 10 2
    Person-years 3265 1294 1239 732
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.73 (0.49–1.10) 0.93 (0.53–1.63) 0.81 (0.43–1.50) 0.27 (0.07–1.09)
Unexplained persistent diarrhoea 11 4 2 5
    Person-years 3285 1304 1249 732
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.33 (0.19–0.60) 0.31 (0.12–0.82) 0.16 (0.04–0.64) 0.68 (0.28–1.64)
Persistent oral candidiasis 10 3 5 2
    Person-years 3279 1304 1243 732
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.30 (0.16–0.57) 0.23 (0.07–0.71) 0. 40 (0.17–0.97) 0.27 (0.07–1.09)
First specific OI, WHO clinical stage 4
Pneumocystis pneumonia 15 3 6 6
    Person-years 3278 1304 1242 731
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.46 (0.28–0.76) 0.23 (0.07–0.71) 0.48 (0.22–1.08) 0.82 (0.37–1.83)
Extrapulmonary or disseminated tuberculosis 14 5 3 6
    Person-years 3282 1304 1247 731
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.43 (0.25–0.72) 0.46 (0.21–1.02) 0.24 (0.08–0.75) 0.68 (0.28–1.64)
Cytomegalovirus retinitis or cytomegalovirus infection 6 1 2 3
    Person-years 3289 1308 1248 733
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.18 (0.08–0.41) 0.08 (0.01–0.54) 0.16 (0.04–0.64) 0.41 (0.13–1.27)
Oesophageal candidiasis 2 2 0 0
    Person-years 3294 1306 1252 736
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.06 (0.02–0.24) 0.15 (0.04–0.61) 0 0
Disseminated mycobacteriosis 3 0 1 2
    Person-years 3293 1310 1250 733
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.09 (0.03–0.28) 0 0.08 (0.01–0.57) 0.27 (0.07–1.09)
Disseminated mycosis 2 0 0 2
    Person-years 3295 1310 1252 733
    Incidence (95% CI) 0.07 (0.02–0.24) 0 0 0.27 (0.07–1.09)

95% CI, 95% confidence interval.