New-onset AIDS events were recorded in 40 participants assigned to early antiretroviral treatment versus 61 allocated delayed initiation ( 064 , 043-096 ; p = 0031 ) , tuberculosis developed in 17 versus 34 patients , respectively ( 049 , 028-089 , p = 0018 ) , and primary non-AIDS events were rare ( 12 in the early group vs nine with delayed treatment ) .