TABLE 5.
RATES OF BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA BY TREATMENT GROUP AND BY MOST RECENT CD4 AND VIRAL LOAD
| Proximal HIV RNA ≤400
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Proximal HIV-RNA >400
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| CD4 Cell Count | Person-Years | Events | Rate | Person-Years | Events | Rate | RR (>400/≤400) (95% CI) | P Value |
| Viral suppression group | ||||||||
| <500 cells/mm3 | 627 | 7 | 1.1 | 468 | 13 | 2.8 | 2.49 (0.99–6.25) | 0.051 |
| 500+ cells/mm3 | 2,016 | 16 | 0.8 | 524 | 10 | 1.9 | 2.40 (1.09–5.30) | 0.03 |
| Overall | 2,643 | 23 | 0.9 | 990 | 23 | 2.3 | 2.65 (1.49–4.72) | 0.001 |
| Drug conservation group | ||||||||
| <500 cells/mm3 | 569 | 8 | 1.4 | 1,713 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.45 (0.67–3.13) | 0.34 |
| 500+ cells/mm3 | 457 | 10 | 2.2 | 837 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.93 (0.43–2.03) | 0.85 |
| Overall | 1,026 | 18 | 1.8 | 2,551 | 52 | 2.0 | 1.16 (0.68–1.99) | 0.58 |
Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; RR = relative risk.