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Distribution of all severely malnourished children by malnutrition type, cellular immunological category and HIV status. |
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| HIV-positive children n (%) |
HIV-uninfected children n (%) |
Total |
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| Oedema |
n = 53 |
n = 119 |
n = 172 |
| CD4+ ≥ 25%* |
28 (53) |
119 (100) |
171 (99) |
| CD4+ 15%–24%** |
15 (28) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
| CD4+ < 15%*** |
10 (19) |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
| No oedema |
n = 70 |
n = 73 |
n = 143 |
| CD4+ ≥ 25%* |
15 (21) |
50 (69) |
65 (45) |
| CD4+ 15%–24%** |
22 (31) |
15 (20) |
37 (26) |
| CD4+ < 15%*** |
33 (62) |
8 (11) |
41 (29) |
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*No evidence of suppression, **Evidence of moderate suppression, ***Severe suppression | |||
Bachou et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:27 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-27 |
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