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Table 1 Age-specific ART eligibility criteria for children in resource poor settings. Source: World Health Organization: Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection in infants and children in resource-limited settings: towards universal access. Recommendations for a public health approach, 2006.

From: Computed CD4 percentage as a low-cost method for determining pediatric antiretroviral treatment eligibility

Immunological marker

Age in months

 

≤ 11

12 – 35

36 – 59

≥ 60

CD4 percent*

<25%

<20%

<15%

<15%

CD4 count (cells/mm3)*

<1500

<750

<350

<200

TLC (cells/mm3)

<4000

<3000

<2500

<2000

  1. * valid for children aged 0 to 12 years; valid for children aged 0 to 8 years