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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Intern Med. 2008 Sep 22;168(17):1910–1918. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.1

Table 2. Monitoring Strategies.

Strategy Monitoring HAART initiation HAART regimen switch Frequency of monitoring
1 Symptom-based First severe OD Second severe OD NA
2 Symptom-based First severe OD Third severe OD NA
3 CD4 only First severe OD or CD4<200 cells/μl CD4 drop to 50% highest measured level 6 months
4 CD4 only First severe OD or CD4<200 cells/μl CD4 drop to 50% highest measured level 3 months
5 CD4 only First severe OD or CD4<350 cells/μl CD4 drop to 50% highest measured level 6 months
6 CD4 only First severe OD or CD4<350 cells/μl CD4 drop to 50% highest measured level 3 months
7 CD4 and viral load First severe OD or CD4<200 cells/μl Elevated viral load 6 months
8 CD4 and viral load First severe OD or CD4<200 cells/μl Elevated viral load 3 months
9 CD4 and viral load First severe OD or CD4<350 cells/μl Elevated viral load 6 months
10 CD4 and viral load First severe OD or CD4<350 cells/μl Elevated viral load 3 months

OD – Opportunistic disease