Characteristics

                 Period of study

Immunological response of patients

At baseline

With ART

t

P-value

Median CD4+ cell count /µL 
              (range)         

 120
(4-348)

250
(15-1664)

-8721

0.01

Virological response  of  patients 

At baseline

With ART

χ2

P-value

Number of patients with detectable plasma viral load (%)

357 (100)

  98 (27.5)

10.276

0.024

Number of patients with undetectable plasma viral load

0

259 (72.5)

Total

357(100)

357 (100)