Table 2 specific AIDS staging diagnoses recorded at the time of initial assessment of Bangwe patients from December 2005 (n = 1470)
Specific HIV staging diagnoses | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
recurrent URTI | 308 | 42.6% |
severe bacterial infection | 149 | 20.6% |
past oral candidiasis | 142 | 19.6% |
herpes simplex > 1 month | 30 | 4.1% |
oesophageal or lung candidiasis | 28 | 3.9% |
non-typhoidal salmonellosis | 23 | 3.2% |
cryptococcosis | 16 | 2.2% |
cardiomyopathy | 6 | 0.8% |
toxoplasmosis | 4 | 0.6% |
cryptosporidia | 4 | 0.6% |
HIV encephalopathy | 4 | 0.6% |
systemic mycosis | 3 | 0.4% |
PCP | 2 | 0.3% |
cancer cervix | 2 | 0.3% |
atypical mycobacteriosis | 1 | 0.1% |
acute necrotising gingivitis | 1 | 0.1% |
Total | 723 | Â |