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Table 2 Causes of death among HIV-infected women followed in the MTCT-Plus program and treated with NVP-based HAART.

From: Incidence and risk factors of severe adverse events with nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected women. MTCT-Plus program, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

#

CD4 count* cells/mm 3

Pregnancy at HAART initiation

Regimen*

Cause of death

Time of death** (months)

History of SAEs

Description of SAEs

Time of occurrence of SAEs** (months)

1

253

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Mulitple myeloma

26.7

Yes

Neutropenia grade 3

7.2

2

241

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Hepatitis B

24.6

Yes

Hepatotoxicity grade 3

24.2

3

332

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Hepatitis B

13.3

Yes

Anaemia grade 4

1.2

4

230

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Unknown

24.9

Yes

Neutropenia grade 4

9.2

5

271

Yes

AZT/3TC/NVP

Severe anaemia

3.7

Yes

Anaemia grade 4

3.4

6

250

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

AIDS terminal

14.0

Yes

Neutropenia Grade3

4.6

7

193

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Cerebral malaria

20.8

Yes

Rash grade 3

0.7

8

39

Yes

AZT/3TC/NVP

AIDS terminal

10.6

Yes

Rash grade 3

2.0

9

170

Yes

AZT/3TC/NVP

AIDS terminal

20.4

No

  

10

186

Yes

d4T/3TC/NVP

Eclampsia

1.8

No

  

11

7

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Pneumonia

6.9

No

  

12

226

No

d4T/3TC/NVP

Renal tumor

2.0

No

  

13

121

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Cerebral malaria

10.0

No

  

14

84

Yes

AZT/3TC/NVP

Fever

9.8

No

  

15

24

No

AZT/3TC/NVP

Meningitis

7.4

No

  

16

288

Yes

AZT/3TC/NVP

Gastric perforation

12.9

No

  
  1. * At initiation of treatment, SAEs = Severe adverse events grade III/IV
  2. ** After HAART initiation