Table 2.

Occurrence of opportunistic infections

Type of infectionMo of onsetCD4+CD3+ cells,*cells/mm3Treatment
CD34+-selected group     
 Patient 4 VZV pancreatitis 24 234 Acyclovir  
 Patient 9 PCC pneumonia 149 Cotrimoxazole  
 Patient 9 HSV esophagitis 149 Acyclovir  
 Patient 11 VZV varicella 308 Acyclovir  
 Patient 14 VZV varicella 81 Acyclovir  
 Patient 22 VZV retinitis 163 Acyclovir  
Unselected group     
 Patient 13 CNS toxoplasmosis 480 Pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine  
 Patient 17 HSV pneumonia 444 Acyclovir  
 Patient 28 VZV zoster 508 Acyclovir 
Type of infectionMo of onsetCD4+CD3+ cells,*cells/mm3Treatment
CD34+-selected group     
 Patient 4 VZV pancreatitis 24 234 Acyclovir  
 Patient 9 PCC pneumonia 149 Cotrimoxazole  
 Patient 9 HSV esophagitis 149 Acyclovir  
 Patient 11 VZV varicella 308 Acyclovir  
 Patient 14 VZV varicella 81 Acyclovir  
 Patient 22 VZV retinitis 163 Acyclovir  
Unselected group     
 Patient 13 CNS toxoplasmosis 480 Pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine  
 Patient 17 HSV pneumonia 444 Acyclovir  
 Patient 28 VZV zoster 508 Acyclovir 

VZV indicates varicella zoster virus; PCC, Pneumocystis carinii; HSV, herpes simplex virus; and CNS, central nervous system.

*

Evaluated at the time or in the month before the onset of infection.

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