Table 3 Viral load in HIV Congolese patients with sputum smear positive or negative by microscopy stained using Ziehl-Neelsen staining

Number HIV-1 infected patients

133

39(29,3)

94(70.7)

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Mean ± SD, log10 copies per ml

4.6 ± 1.6

4.70 ± 1.7

4.56 ± 1.6

0.713

Range (min.–max.),log10 copies / ml

2.60-7.5

2.60-7.4

2.60-7.5

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Viral load group, copies per ml,%

<500

35(36.5)

10(40)

25(35.2)

501 – 10 000

22(22.9)

6(24)

16(22.5)

10 001 – 250 000

10(10.4)

1(4)

9(12.7)

0.681**

>250 000

29(30.2)

8(32)

21(29.6)

Missing

37