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Patient | Age, years | Gender | SAPiT arm | CD4+ cell count, cells/mm3 | First AIDS defining condition | Previous TB | Previous meningitis | Aetiology of meningitis | Recurrent Meningitisa (time from first episode, days) | ART | Presenting clinical features | Outcome |
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1 | 31 | F | Early | 65 | Yes | Yes | No | Cryptococcal | No | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, photophobia | Recovered |
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2 | 30 | F | Postcontinuation | 298 | Yes | No | No | Cryptococcal | No | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, vomiting, photophobia | Recovered |
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3 | 45 | F | Early | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Cryptococcal & acute bacterial | No | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, photophobia, confusion | Recovered |
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| | | | | | | | Cryptococcal | Yes— cryptococcal (39 days) | Yes | Cutaneous cryptococcal lesions | Recovered |
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4 | 48 | M | Postcontinuation | 54 | Yes | No | No | Cryptococcal | No | No | Headache, fever | Recovered, death from cerebral glioma |
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5 | 33 | M | Postintensive | 12 | Yes | No | No | Cryptococcal | No | No | Headache, neck stiffness, vomiting | Recovered |
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| | | | | | | | Cryptococcal | Yes—cryptococcal (40 days) | No | Headache, neck stiffness vomiting | Recovered, death from lung abscess |
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6 | 33 | M | Postcontinuation | 2 | Yes | Yes | No | Cryptococcal | No | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, confusion | Death |
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7 | 24 | M | Postintensive | 18 | Yes | No | No | Cryptococcal | No | No | Headache, neck stiffness, vomiting | Recovered |
Cryptococcal | Yes—cryptococcal (126 days) | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, vomiting, fever | Recovered with neurological impairment |
Cryptococcal & Tuberculous | Yes—Tuberculous and cryptococcal (188 days) | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, fever, focal signs | Death |
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8 | 34 | M | Early | 8 | Yes | No | No | Tuberculous | No | No | Headache, neck stiffness, photophobia, loss of appetite | Recovered, death from pneumonia |
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9 | 33 | M | Early | 7 | No | Yes | Yes | Tuberculous | No | Yes | Headache, neck stiffness, confusion, focal signs | Death |
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10 | 26 | F | Postcontinuation | 14 | No | Yes | Yes | Tuberculous | No | Yes | Neck stiffness, confusion | Death |
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