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Table 3 Common opportunistic infections in the study population at 3, 6 and 12 months after presentation to care

From: Late presentation to HIV/AIDS care at the Douala general hospital, Cameroon: its associated factors, and consequences

Infections

3 months

6 months

12 months

n/N

%

n/N

%

n/N

%

Pulmonary tuberculosis

218/1046

20.8

64/213

30.1

36/144

25.0

Bacterial pneumonia

116/1044

11.1

25/213

11.7

23/143

16.1

Herpes zoster

169/1041

16.2

26/213

12.2

14/143

9.8

Skin Kaposi sarcoma

98/1042

9.4

16/213

7.5

13/143

9.1

Candidiasis

41/1045

3.9

11/213

5.2

13/143

9.1

Cryptococcal Meningo-encephalitis

49/1047

4.7

10/215

4.7

5/144

3.5

Cerebral toxoplasmosis

85/1051

8.1

10/213

4.7

11/144

7.6

Tuberculous meningitis

25/1047

2.4

8/213

3.8

6/137

4.2

HIV encephalitis

27/1047

2.6

1/213

0.50

7/143

4.9

Pulmonary aspergillosis

1/1044

0.10

0/213

0.00

0/143

0.00

Pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma

12/1044

1.2

13/213

6.1

9/143

6.3

Microsporidia

1/1043

0.10

1/213

0.50

1/143

0.70

Isosporidia

3/1043

0.30

2/213

1.0

2/143

1.4

Cryptosporidiosis

2/1043

0.20

0/213

0.00

2/143

1.40