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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e84008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084008

Table 2. African-born Victorian residents with HIV: stage at diagnosis.

Stage at diagnosis CD4 count (cells/µL) Symptoms and (CD4 count) at HIV diagnosis
Seroconversion Asymptomatic Non-AIDS* AIDS Details of symptoms
Unknown CS22
CS19 Genital herpes
>350 CS21 (996)
CS06 (855)
CS16 (678) Fever
CS07 (647) Seroconversion illness
Late HIV diagnosis § 350–200 CS09 (320)
CS15 (250)
CS10 (247) Appeared unwell to mother
CS20 (233)
Advanced HIV disease ** <200 CS17 (150)
CS02 (14) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CS18 (120)
CS05 (120) Cerebral toxoplasmosis
CS11 (118)
CS13 (60) Shingles
CS01 (40) PCP††
CS08 (30) Cerebral toxoplasmosis
CS14 (3) PCP, CMV,‡‡ oesophageal candidiasis
CS12 (2) Pneumonia

Non-AIDS defining condition.

Condition fitting definition of acquired immune deficiency syndrome used in national HIV/AIDS surveillance (Kaldor J & McDonald A. JAIDS. 2003;32 Suppl 1).

CD4 count at HIV diagnosis not recorded.

Late HIV diagnosis: CD4 count <350 cells/µL at HIV diagnosis, including “advanced HIV disease”.

Advanced HIV disease: CD4 count <200 cell/µL at diagnosis or AIDS at HIV diagnosis.

Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.

Cytomegalovirus retinitis or disease other than liver, spleen or nodes.