Table 2.
Clinical characteristics at spinal tuberculosis diagnosis among HIV-infected cases
| Children N = 2 (%) |
Adults N = 132 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| CD4 count | ||
| <200 cells/μl | 1 (50) | 30 (23) |
| 200–499 cells/μl | 1 (50) | 56 (42) |
| ⩾500 ells/μl | – | 31 (23) |
| Unknown | – | 15 (11) |
| Viral load | ||
| Lower than detectablea | – | 54 (41) |
| Detectable viral load | 2 (100) | 20 (15) |
| Unknown | – | 58 (44) |
| HIV diagnosis | ||
| New diagnosis | 1 (50) | 17 (13) |
| Prior diagnosis | 1 (50) | 104 (79) |
| Unknown | – | 11 (8) |
| Antiretroviral therapy | ||
| On treatment | 1 (50) | 95 (72) |
| Not on treatment | 1 (50) | 15 (11) |
| Unknown | – | 22 (17) |
a
<20 viral RNA copies/ml.