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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of African AIDS patients with unexplained diarrhea and/or weight loss

From: CD14+ macrophages that accumulate in the colon of African AIDS patients express pro-inflammatory cytokines and are responsive to lipopolysaccharide

Age

Mean ± S.D.

35 ± 11

Median (Range)

33 (21–52)

Gender

Male

12 (52 %)

Female

11 (48 %)

CD4 count (cells/μl)

Mean ± S.D.

90 ± 68

Median (Range)

69 (6–237)

% CD4 cells

Mean ± S.D.

8.5 ± 5.5

Median (Range)

7.4 (0.42–22.7)

log10 HIV RNA copies/ml

Mean ± S.D.

4.89 ± 0.97

Median (Range)

5.08 (4.2–6.6)

GIT complications

Diarrhea

13 (56 %)

Weight loss

10 (44 %)

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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