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Table 3 Comparison of outcomes for patients who successfully suppressed viremia to <1000cp/ml with patients who were unable to suppress viral replication while on treatment

From: Drug resistance in children at virological failure in a rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, cohort

 

Suppressed (n = 41)

Never suppressed (n = 48)

Gender:

  

Male

23

30

At initiation:

  

Age, years, median (IQR)

6.9 (4.4-9.8)

7.1 (3.2-9.6)

Viral load, log10 cp/ml, median (IQR)

3.8 (3.4-4.7)

4.2 (3.7-4.7)

CD4, cells/μl, median (IQR)

290 (136–563)

281 (89–560)

Regimen

  

3TC-D4T-EFV

33

31

3TC-D4T-LPV/r

6

6

3TC-ABC-EFV

1

7

3TC-ABC-LPV/r

0

4

3TC-AZT-EFV

1

0

At genotyping:

  

Age, years, median (IQR)*

11.1 (8.5-13.1)

9.8 (5.6-12.3)

  1. Key: *Statistical significance (T-test, P<0.05).