| METHOD DESCRIPTION |
Definitive Diagnostic Method:
for >/30 days) or chronic weakness and documented
fever (for >/30 days, intermittent or constant) in
the absence of a concurrent illness or condition
other than HIV infection that could explain the
findings (e.g., cancer, tuberculosis,
cryptosporidious, or other specific enteritis).
NOTE: The method of diagnosis described here is
not truly definitive but is sufficiently rigorous
for surveillance purposes.
Findings of profound involuntary weight loss
(more than 10% of baseline body weight) plus
either chronic diarrhea (>/2 loose stools per day
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