Table 1

Relationship between some analytical parameters and severity of community-acquired pneumonia in HIV-infected patientsa

ICU admission
 Mortality


No
 Yes
 P value*
 Discharged alive
 Death
 P value*
C-reactive protein (mg/dl)
 16.3 ± 12.6
 18.8 ± 12.1
 0.26
 17.2 ± 12.7
 10.7 ± 14.0
 0.22
Total leukocyte count (cells/ml)
 10,410 ± 5,810
 14,100 ± 9,820
 0.08
 11,230 ± 7,120
 7,580 ± 3,902
 0.25
Total eosinophil count (cells/ml)
 114 ± 155
 114 ± 145
 0.68
 115 ± 159
 98 ± 31
 0.43
Eosinopenia (<40 cells/ml)

0.94

0.59
     No
 85 (79%)
 22 (76%)
112 (77%)
 5 (100%)
     Yes
 23 (21%)
 7 (24%)
30 (27%)
 0 (0%)

aSeverity of community-acquired pneumonia judged by the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and by mortality. Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation or n (%). *Calculated by means of the Mann–Whitney nonparametric test (quantitative variables) and the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test (qualitative variables).

Perelló et al. Critical Care 2008 12:425   doi:10.1186/cc6971