Table 1. CD4+ T-lymphocyte (CD4+) profile of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before starting antiretroviral therapy (pre ART) or while on ART, 19 health centres, Ethiopia, May 2010.

Current guidelines				New WHO guidelines
No. of pre-ART patients		No. of patients on ART		No. of patients eligible for ART under new WHO guidelines [A + C = D]	Percentage of patients not eligible for ART under previous guidelines [A/D]	Per cent increase in total no. of patients on ART [(D − C)/C]
with a CD4+ count > 200 but ≤ 350 cells/mm3, asymptomatic [A]	with a CD4+ count > 350 cells/mm3, asymptomatic [B]
		with a CD4+ count ≤ 200 cells/mm3, symptomatic (stages III, IV) [C]
1057	1445	3583		4640	23	30

WHO, World Health Organization.