Table 3.
HIV RNA < 400 copies/mL | Control* n=16 | Nelfinavir n= 21 | Efavirenz n= 17 | Nevirapine n= 16 |
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Baseline | 7/15 (47%) | 19/21 (90%) | 16/17 (94%) | 13/16 (81%) |
Week 2 | 5/14 (36%) | 15/21 (71%) | 16/17 (94%) | 11/13 (85%) |
Week 4 | 7/16 (44%) | 12/19 (63%) | 16/17 (94%) | 14/16 (88%) |
Week 8 | 6/13 (46%) | 13/16 (81%) | 15/16 (94%) | 8/10 (80%) |
Week 12 | 6/15 (40%) | 15/17 (88%) | 15/16 (94%) | 12/12 (100%) |
Median CD4+ cell count (cells/uL) | ||||
Baseline | 704 | 718 | 725 | 620 |
Week 4 | 692 | 620 | 650 | 671 |
Week 12 | 668 | 702 | 774 | 740 |
Women in the control arm were on no ARVl therapy or on NRTI only. Women in all other arms were on two or more nucleoside agents along with the drug listed.
No significant differences were seen between visits within each arm or in the group overall.