Description of cohort overall, and stratified by CMV viremia at baseline.

an = 42 and n = 28 have CMV DNA levels of between 51–999 and ≥1000 copies/ml, respectively;bcomparing CMV viremia versus no viremia at baseline using chi-square test or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and the Wilcoxon rank sum test for quantitative variables;cn = 429 with HIV viral load dataIQR: interquartile range; col = column; WHO stage = World Health Organization HIV clinical stage.