Table 3

CD4 lymphocyte count at the time or within 3 months of developing AIDS

AIDS defining categoryNo with CD4 countMedian CD4 (95% CI)
*Actual value.
All conditions49150 (77, 239)
HIV wasting syndrome13150 (75, 427)
Cryptosporidial diarrhoea >1 month4154 (4, 727)
Cryptococcal meningitis1 3*
Mucocutaneous HSV infection >1 month11140 (40, 592)
Candidiasis of the oesophagus10101 (29, 280)
Extrapulmonary TB6270 (23, 569)
Salmonella septicaemia1222*
Kaposi's sarcoma5208 (20, 514)