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CD4+ T-cell count below 250 cells/mm3 vs CD4+ T-cell count >=250 cells/mm3

HIV-related oral lesions · Children and adolescents living with HIV on ART/HAART

Lower CD4+ counts (<250 cells/mm3) were associated with roughly twice the odds of HIV-related oral lesions in two studies (not pooled).

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  • Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review… 2022 All outcomes
    Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point) · HIV pediatric/ART clinics, AIDS centers, and hospitals in Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, and West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal) · CD4+ T-cell count <250 cells/mm3 vs higher
    CLWH with CD4+ <250 cells/mm3 were about twice as likely to have HIV-related oral lesions: Baghirath 2013 OR 1.916 (95% CI 0.613 to 2.513), p=0.001; Divakar 2015 OR 1.999 (95% CI 0.129 to 3.688), p=0.001. Not pooled.
    2 studies
    GRADE not reported