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Table 3 Laboratory findings of penicilliosis among HIV-negative patients with and without underlying disease

From: Differences in clinical characteristics and prognosis of Penicilliosis among HIV-negative patients with or without underlying disease in Southern China: a retrospective study

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

  1. 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
  2. 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
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