Table 2. Clinical Progression Events.
| Enrollment | Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
WHO Stage |
CD4 cells/μl (%) |
HIV RNA copies/ml |
WHO Stage 3 or 4 Event | Event Day* |
Recent CD4 cells/μl (%)† |
| 5 | 2 | 673 (15)# | 21,053 | Death (meningitis) | 87 | n/a |
| 7 | 2 | 319 (15) # | 286,069 | Death (pneumonia) | 231 | 681 (18) |
| 5 | 3 | 752 (23) | 290,476 | Death (stroke)a | 55 | n/a |
| 10 | 2 | 1206 (26) | 80,712 | Extra-Pulmonary TB | 541 | 752 (18) |
| 3 | 3 | 1044 (25) | 434176 | Malnutrition | 644 | 960 (26) |
| 9 | 2 | 507 (8) # | 528,371 | Malnutrition | 280 | 500 (6) |
| 6 | 1 | 1112 (42) | 63,681 | Oral candidiasis | 80 | n/a |
| 7 | 2 | 443 (12) # | 403,195 | Persistent fevers | 68 | n/a |
| 7 | 1 | 244 (29) | 61,000 | Persistent fevers | 182 | 249 (18) |
| 5 | 2 | 939 (25) | 250,387 | Pulmonary TB | 7 | n/a |
| 1 | 1 | 1883 (28) | 366,095 | Pulmonary TB | 4 | n/a |
| 5 | 1 | 1779 (28) | >750,000 | Pulmonary TB | 198 | 968 (28) |
| 7 | 1 | 882 (22) | 83,710 | Pulmonary TB | 264 | 750 (20) |
| 5 | 2 | 1399 (36) | 229,562 | Pulmonary TB | 143 | 1091 (35) |
| 8 | 3 | 492 (16) | 167,995 | Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonia |
196 | 423 (15) |
| 6 | 3 | 798(20) | 160,770 | Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonia |
31 | n/a |
| 5 | 1 | 610 (15) # | 198,047 | Recurrent bacterial Pneumonia |
168 | 301 (12) |
| 9 | 2 | 371 (26) | 397,826 | Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonia |
198 | 334 (26) |
| 3 | 1 | 1436 (29) | 43,684 | Recurrent bacterial Pneumonia |
227 | 835 (15) |
| 6 | 2 | 616 (26) | 74,125 | Recurrent Bacterial Pneumonia |
222 | 570 (18) |
| 8 | 2 | 376 (21) | >750000 | Chronic lung diseaseb | 570 | 248 (18) |
| 6 | 2 | 285 (20) | 88,302 | Symptomatic LIP~ | 53 | n/a |
| 8 | 3 | 870(26) | 32,481 | Symptomatic LIP~ | 528 | 532 (23) |
| 7 | 3 | 775 (13) # | 434176 | Symptomatic LIP~ | 30 | n/a |
| 6 | 1 | 803 (36) | 49,543 | Thrombocytopenia | 252 | 814 (33) |
Number of days from enrollment
Most recent laboratory evaluation prior to the event, all within 90 days
n/a: no additional laboratory evaluation before event
borderline CD4 that rose upon repeat testing
Died after acute onset of right arm pain, left sided weakness and dyspnea; no autopsy was performed
Persistent (>1 month) productive cough, with small cysts and/or persistent opacification on chest x-ray.
Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonitis.
Per WHO and Ugandan guidelines, CD4 count is given preference over % in children over 5 years for ART initiation.