Baseline demographic and immune parameters of HIV-infected and uninfected Malawian adult study participants.

Abstract

<p>Median and interquartile ranges (IQR) for age and immunological data are shown. Statistical significance of differences between the HIV negative group and all HIV-infected adults was tested using Fisher’s exact test (for categorical variables) or Mann Whitney <i>U</i> test (for continuous variables). † Data on <i>S. pneumoniae</i> carriage are missing for some patients for technical reasons.</p