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. 2008 May 6;86(9):678–687. doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045294

Table 3. Laboratory outcomes in treatment-naive adults and children on ART.

Duration on ART (months) 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48
Adults in care and on ART 7 100 3 738 1 640 651 414 237 139 56
On second-line (%) 0.5 1.8 3.3 3.7 4.8 9.7 10.8 17.9
Viral loads done 5 979 3 330 1 401 573 343 171 93 44
Completion (%) 84.2 89.1 85.4 88.0 82.9 72.2 66.9 78.6
< 400 copies/ml (%) 90.6 89.0 88.1 88.3 88.0 86.0 84.9 90.9
95% CI 89.8–91.3 87.9–90.0 86.3–89.7 85.4–90.8 84.1–91.3 79.8–90.8 76.0–91.5 78.3–97.5
CD4 counts done 5 972 3 335 1 380 564 331 168 95 43
Completion (%) 84.1 89.2 84.1 86.6 80.0 70.9 68.3 76.8
≥ 200 cells/µl (%) 62.2 74.7 82.0 86.0 90.9 88.1 88.4 95.3
95% CI 60.9–63.4 73.2–76.2 79.9–84.0 82.9–88.8 87.3–93.8 82.2–92.6 80.2–94.1 84.2–99.4

Children in care and on ART 1 019 597 293 62 41 27
On second-line (%) 0.1 0.7 2.0 4.8 4.9 7.4
Viral loads done 822 531 245 53 28 20
Completion (%) 80.7 88.9 83.6 85.5 68.3 74.1
< 400 copies/ml (%) 72.7 72.3 74.7 77.4 78.6 75.0
95% CI 69.6–75.8 68.3–76.1 68.8–80.0 63.8–87.7 59.0–91.7 50.9–91.3
CD4 counts done 807 499 219 35 17 6
Completion (%) 79.2 83.6 74.7 56.5 41.5 22.2
> 20% lymphocytes (%) 57.5 71.5 74.9 85.7 88.2 83.3
95% CI 54.0–60.9 67.4–75.5 68.6–80.5 69.7–95.2 63.6–98.5 35.9–99.6

ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, confidence interval.