CDC 1993 definition of AIDS
Last reviewed 01/2018
As from January 1993, the definition of AIDS will expand the 1987 definition to include all HIV positive individuals with CD4 T lymphocyte counts of less than 200 per microlitre, irrespective of clinical manifestation. Three new indicator diseases have also been added:
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- invasive cervical carcinoma
- recurrent bacterial pneumonia