Table 8.

Summary of Recommendations for Starting Antiretroviral Therapy (17)(38)

AGE	CD4 CELL COUNT, /μL (%)	HIV CLINICAL ILLNESS SEVERITY	RECOMMENDATION
<12 months	Any	Any	Treat all
1 to <3 years	<1,000 (<25)	Moderate or Severe	Treat for CD4 or clinical criteria Otherwise consider treatment, especially if VL >100,000 copies/mL
3 to <5 years	<750 (<25)	Moderate or Severe	Treat for CD4 or clinical criteria Otherwise Consider treatment, especially if VL >100,000 copies/mL
≥5 years	<500	Moderate or Severe	Treat for CD4 or clinical criteria Otherwise consider treatment for children, especially if VL >100,000 copies/mL; treat all adolescents and adults
Pregnant women	Any	Any	Treat all

HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; VL=viral load.