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Table 2 Clinical features of the study participants

From: Pneumococcal carriage among HIV infected children in Accra, Ghana

Parameter

Number

%

Respiratory symptoms

ā€ƒDifficulty in breathing

10

8.6

ā€ƒCough

45

38.5

ā€ƒRunny nose

30

25.6

ā€ƒSore throat

12

10.3

Asthma

5

4.3

Otitis media

28

23.9

Antiretrovirals taken

97

82.2

Pneumococcal vaccination (PCV13)

13

11

  1. Mean CD4 counts of study participantsā€‰=ā€‰1088.9 cells/mm3
  2. PCV 13- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 13-valent