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(i) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) disease
staging system assesses the severity of HIV disease by CD4 cell
counts and by the presence of specific HIV-related conditions.
Category B events are symptomatic conditions of HIV infection in
adolescents or adults. Category C events are AIDS-indicator
conditions, such as recurrent bacterial pneumonia, coccidioidomycosis
and histoplasmosis. (Source: AIDS Education and Training Centers
(AETC) National Resource Center)
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