Table 2.

Diarrhoeal pathogens identified in HIV-exposed infants, by HIV status and feeding strategy

		Infant HIV status		Randomized feeding strategy
	Total n (%)	HIV infected n = 28 (%)	HIV uninfected n = 272 (%)	BF≥ZDV* n = 148 (%)	FF≥ZDV* n = 152
Bacterial pathogen (n = 300)
Campylobacter spp.	22 (7.3)	0	22 (8.1)	11 (7.4)	11 (7.2)
Salmonella, non-typhi	17 (5.7)	2 (7.1)	15 (5.5)	9 (6.1)	8 (5.3)
Salmonella typhi	3 (1)	0	3 (1.1)	1 (0.7)	2 (1.3)
Shigella	3 (1)	0	3 (1.1)	1 (0.7)	2 (1.3)
Rotavirus (n = 120)	8 (6.6)	0	8 (2.9)	7 (4.7)	1 (0.7)
Parasites (n = 138)	2 (1.4)	1 (3.6)	1 (0.4)	0	2 (1.3)

BF, breastfeeding; FF, formula feeding; ZDV, zidovudine.

^*Breastfeeding infants were given ZDV prophylaxis for 6 months and formula-feeding infants for 1 month.