title: The relationship between serum human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA level, CD4 lymphocyte percent, and long-term mortality risk in HIV-1-infected children. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Intravenous Immunoglobulin Clinical Trial Study Group.
abstract: Association of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA level, CD4 cell percent, and mortality was examined in stored sera from 254 infected children in an intravenous immunoglobulin infection prophylaxis trial. Ninety-two children (36.2%) died (41 during the study, 51 during long-term follow-up). The geometric mean baseline HIV-1 RNA level was 104,626 copies/mL, and the mean CD4 cell percent was 25%. Relative risk of death (RR) was 2.1 if the baseline RNA level was >100,000 copies/mL (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.4-3.0) and was 3.0 if the baseline CD4 cell percent was <15% (95% CI, 2.2-4.0). If RNA levels increased after baseline, the RR was 1.8 (95% CI, 1.3-2.6), and if the CD4 cell percent dropped to <15%, the RR was 2.8 (95% CI, 1.6-4.9). In a multivariate model, both baseline RNA level and CD4 cell percent were independently associated with mortality risk. In a time-dependent model, the RR per log10 increase in HIV-1 RNA copy numbers was 2.8 (95% CI, 2.1-3.6) and per 5 percentage point decrement in CD4 cell percent was 1.3 (95% CI, 1.2-1.5). Both variables should be considered for in decision-making regarding therapy and evaluation of antiretroviral response.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS Branch, Center for Research for Mothers and Children, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mofenson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korelitz
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bethel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moye
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Read
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D012367:RNA, Viral