Table 3

AIDS events (number of children) during overall follow up 1992–1998

First event All events
Event IMM DEF IMM DEF
Opportunistic infections
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia020 (0)3 (3)
 Cerebral toxoplasmosis101 (1)0 (0)
Mycobacteria avium intracellulare101 (1)1 (1)
 Cytomegalovirus infection002 (1)0 (0)
 Cryptococcal meningitis010 (0)1 (1)
 Cryptosporidiosis121 (1)2 (2)
 Oesophageal candidiasis101 (1)1 (1)
 Extrapulmonary tuberculosis101 (1)0 (0)
Severe failure to thrive7118 (8)12 (12)
Cardiomyopathy001 (1)0 (0)
Encephalopathy121 (1)2 (2)
Recurrent bacterial infections121 (1)2 (2)
B cell lymphoma404 (4)0 (0)
Kaposi's sarcoma002 (1)0 (0)
Total events (no. of children)18 (18)20 (20)24 (18)24 (20)