|
Variables
|
Group D (N = 18)
|
Group ND (N = 25)
|
P-values
|
|---|
|
White blood cells (× 109 cells/L)
|
22.26 (1.89–57.48)
|
21.56 (5.6–49.7)
|
0.846
|
|
Neutrophils
|
16.98 (0.67–46.1)
|
16.53 (3.62–37.87)
|
0.888
|
|
Lymphocyte cells (× 109 cells/L)
|
1.75
|
2.88
|
0.023*
|
|
Haemoglobin (g/L)
|
90.55 ± 21.9
|
85.75 ± 21.5
|
0.479
|
|
Platelet count (× 109 cells/L)
|
274.58 (2.6–516)
|
284 (18–644)
|
0.493
|
|
ALT (U/L)
|
37.25
|
35.36
|
0.979
|
|
ALB (g/L)
|
19.72
|
23.33
|
0.325
|
|
CD4 T cell count (cells/L)
|
255.6
|
623.66
|
0.000*
|
|
CD8 T cell count (cells/L)
|
389.43
|
205.00
|
0.335
|
|
CD4%
|
26.26
|
34.40
|
0.004*
|
|
CD8%
|
26.11
|
23.25
|
0.394
|
|
T cell%
|
56.51
|
66.76
|
0.019*
|
|
IgG
|
25.37
|
23.58
|
0.805
|
|
Positive cultures
|
14
|
22
|
0.633
|
|
-Blood
|
6/13
|
6/14
|
1.000
|
|
-Lymph node
|
0
|
1/2
| |
|
-BAL fluid/lung tissue
|
0
|
1/6
| |
|
-Bone marrow
|
2/5
|
2/5
|
1.000
|
|
-Skin
|
3/5
|
4/5
|
1.000
|
|
-Sputum
|
1/6
|
1/6
|
1.000
|
|
-Purulent secretions
|
2/7
|
7/8
|
0.041*
|
|
Positive histopathology
|
9
|
11
|
0.697
|
|
-Lymph node
|
3/7
|
3/10
|
0.644
|
|
-Bone marrow/bone
|
3/7
|
2/4
|
1.000
|
|
-Skin
|
3/3
|
3/10
|
0.392
|
|
-Lung tissue
|
0/3
|
2/4
|
0.286
|
- Patients with Penicillium marneffei infection were divided into two groups; Group D included patients with underlying disease, and Group ND included patients without underlying disease
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ALB serum albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CD4% CD4 cell percentage, CD8% CD8 cell percentage, T cell% T lymphocyte cell percentage, IgG serum immunoglobulin G. Data are presented as the number of observations or the mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05
