CMV quantitative PCR in the diagnosis of CMV disease in patients with HIV-infection – a retrospective autopsy based study

Table 1 Characteristics of 125 patients included in the study

Characteristic	Value
	CMV disease	Without CMV disease
	N = 53 (%)	N = 72 (%)
Risk category
Men who have sex with men	32/53 (60)	30/72 (42)
Intravenous drug user	9/53 (17)	30/72 (42)
Other	10/53 (19)	11/72 (15)
Unknown	2/53 (4)	1/72 (1)
Age (median) at time of death, years	39	41
Sex
Male	46/53 (87)	58/72 (81)
Female	7/53 (13)	14/72 (19)
CD4 cell count*
Median count, cells/mm³	17	69
<100 cells/mm³	47/53 (89)	41/72 (57)
<50 cells/mm³	43/53 (81)	32/72 (44)
Highly active antiretroviral therapy*	7/53 (13)	21/72 (29)
Plasma HIV RNA level*
Tested	10/53 (19)	35/72 (49)
Median among tested, copies/mL blood	305 000	35 000
HIV RNA < 400 copies/mL blood	0/10 (0)	10/35 (29)
HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL blood	0/10 (0)	5/35 (14)

Data shown are number of subjects per no. of subjects with available data
* at time of last sample prior to diagnosis of CMV disease or death without CMV disease

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