Abstract
The incidence of and risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are described from 2000 to 2005 in a multicenter US cohort of HIV-infected children. In 736 patients, 87 episodes of CAP (33.2 events/1000 person-years) had a mean CD4+% of 23% (controls: 30%) and mean CD4+ cell count of 668 cells/μl (controls: 870 cells/μl). CAP incidence decreased 44% from 2000-2001 to 2002-2005. On multivariate analysis, viral load at least 100 000 copies/ml (odds ratio 3.98; confidence interval 1.05-15.13) was associated with CAP. Herd immunity through pneumococcal immunization may have diluted the effect of individual immunization in this cohort.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 717-720 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | AIDS |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 13 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases