Table 3. Demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-1-infected patients <15 years old (n = 11) a .
| Characteristic | Value | |
| Age, years | Median (IQR) | 5.0 (1.5–8.0) |
| Sex (%) | Female | 6 (54.5) |
| Male | 5 (45.5) | |
| CD4+ T-cell count, cells/µl | Median (IQR) | 747 (474–1152) |
| HIV-1 viral load, log10copies/ml | Median (IQR) | 4.3 (3.4–4.8) |
| HIV-1 genotype (%) | CRF02_AG | 7 (63.6) |
| URF | 4 (36.4) | |
| ART (%) | Naïve | 10 (90.9) |
| d4T+3TC+EFVb | 1 (9.1) | |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; CRF, circulating recombinant form; d4T, stavudine; EFV, efavirenz; IQR, interquartile range; 3TC, lamivudine; and URF, unique recombinant form.
a
All were HIV-1 seropositive alone, and their risk factor for infection was mother-to-child transmission.
b
Only one case had been on treatment for 9.6 months.