During the last two years of the study period HIV status
was ascertained for all but 2 of the CM patients (n =
339), of whom 99% (337) were HIV positive, median
CD4 cell count of 39 cells/μL; 134 of 158 TBM patients,
94% (126) of whom were HIV positive, median CD4 cell
count 126 cells/μL; and 30 of the 46 bacterial meningitis
cases, of whom 97% (29) were HIV positive, median
CD4 cell count 287 cells/μL.