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Table 2 Number of virus isolated (polio and NPENT together) according to the immune status of the children at the time of inclusion.

From: OPV strains circulation in HIV infected infants after National Immunisation Days in Bangui, Central African Republic

 

HIV-/A

HIV+/A

HIV-/I

HIV+/I

A

17

3

1

5

B

13

1

3

3

C

7

1

1

3

D

5

2

2

3

E

10

2

2

2

F

10

2

4

4

G

3

1

1

4

H

3

0

0

0

I

3

1

2

3

J

0

0

0

0

Total

71

13

16

27

  1. Patients have been classified according to the CD4 count: i) group A no immunodepression (n = 37); ii) group I immunodepression (n = 16). Children under 12 month of age were considered as immunodepressed if the CD4+ count was <500/mm3, and children of more than 12 month of age were considered immunodepressed if the CD4+ was <750/mm3 [11].
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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