Table 2

Clinical factors associated with the development of IRIS

Risk factor
Reference

Male sex
[31]
Younger age
[32]
Lower CD4 cell count at ART initiation
[4]
Higher HIV RNA at ART initiation
[4]
Lower CD4 cell percentage at ART initiation
[32]
Lower CD4:CD8 ratio at ART initiation
[32]
More rapid initial fall in HIV RNA on ART
[31]
Antiretroviral naïve at time of OI diagnosis
[31]
Shorter interval between OI therapy initiation and ART initiation
[31]

Derived from cohorts where IRIS due to multiple pathogens were reported (i.e. cohorts which examined only TB-IRIS were excluded)

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