Normal Thymic Size and Low Rate of Infections in Human Donor Milk Fed HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants from Birth to 18 Months of Age

Table 1

HIV-exposed un-infected infants (HIV-EU): the number of infants, the thymic size (thymic index (Ti)), and the weight and length at the times of assessment.

Time of examination	Newborn	2 months	4 months	8 months	12 months	18 months
Number	18	13	13	10	9	6
Ti (median)	9.3; (5.4–21.0)	17.2; (11.9–33.9)	24.0; (15.9–31.1)	24.3; (18.0–36.7)	20.0; (15.3–28.2)	21.8; (8.5–26.0)
Weight, (g) mean; (range)	2926; (1790–4000)	4159; (3390–5950)	6005; (4700–7900)	8216; (7050–11050)	9311; (8250–10350)	10660; (9700–12700)
Length, (cm) mean; (range)	49.7; (43–54)	54.7; (50.5–59.0)	60.7; (54.0–66.0)	68.2; (62.5–73.5)	74.2; (68.5–78.5)	77.9; (75.0–81.5)