Bibliographic Info
GuidelineAntiretroviral therapy of HIV infection in infants and children: towards universal access: recommendations for a public health approach 2010 revision
Year of Publication2010
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Immunological failure is defined as developing or returning to the following age-related immunological thresholds after at least 24 weeks on ART, in a treatment-adherent child:
- CD4 count of <200 cells/mm3 or %CD4+ <10 for a child ≥2 years to <5 years of age
- CD4 count of <100 cells/mm3 for a child 5 years of age or older.