Table 1.

Classification of level of improvement according to objective indicators

Improved, sufficiently	Patients in whom 5–7 assessment indicators (subjective Likert scale, Burn Scale score Rule of 9s, clinical improvement as documented by photography, Karnofsky score, CD4+ cell count, plasma HIV RNA level, eruption of new lesions) show improvement
Improved, not sufficiently	Patients in whom 2–4 assessment indicators show improvement
No improvement/same condition	Patients in whom 0 or 1 assessment indicator show improvement
Slight deterioration	Patients in whom 2–4 assessment indicators show no improvement
Worsened	Patients in whom 5–7 assessment indicators show no improvement