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Table 2 Frequency of opportunistic infection based on CD4 + T-cell count*

From: Implementation of a rapid diagnostic assay package for cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis and tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Paraguay

Opportunistic infection

CD4 + T-cell count

Unknown±

Overall

< 50

50–99

100–199

200–350

> 350

Histoplasmosis

+

43 (9%)

20 (14%)

13 (11%)

4 (4%)

5 (7%)

0

1 (13%)

Screened

464

144

116

103

68

25

8

Cryptococcosis

+

52 (11%)

23 (16%)

16 (14%)

11 (10%)

2 (3%)

0

0

Screened

485

148

117

110

74

27

9

Tuberculosis

+

92 (19%)

41 (28%)

21 (18%)

20 (19%)

9 (13%)

0

1 (14.3%)

Screened

474

145

117

108

71

26

7

  1. *All cases of cryptococcosis and tuberculosis cases were included regardless of the diagnostic assay. The table does not discriminate multiple infections. ± Patients without a recent CD4 + T-cell count at the time of the opportunistic infections screening
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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