Table 2 Summary statistics regarding test results and hospital treatments for a cohort of adult patients presenting with sepsis to a regional referral hospital in south-western Uganda (n = 216)
From: Malaria is an uncommon cause of adult sepsis in south-western Uganda
Characteristic | Summary statistic |
|---|---|
Test results, n (% positive) | |
Anaemia (haemoglobin <9 mg/dl) | 93 (43) |
Leukocytosis (WBC >12,000/μL) | 24 (11) |
Thrombocytopenia (platelets < 150/μL) | 118 (55) |
Lactic Acidosis (lactate >4 mmol/L) | 89 (42) |
Positive Blood Culture, n (%) | 41 (19) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 27 (66) |
Salmonella spp. | 8 (20) |
Streptococcus spp. | 3 (7) |
Other/unidentified organism | 3 (7) |
HIV seropositive with positive blood cultures, n (%) | 19 (9) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 17 (89) |
Salmonella spp. | 1 (5) |
Other/unidentified organism | 1 (5) |
HIV seronegative or serostatus unknown with positive blood cultures, n (%) | 22 (10) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 10 (45) |
Salmonella spp. | 7 (32) |
Streptococcus spp. | 3 (14) |
Other/unidentified organism | 2 (9) |
HIV seropositive, n (%) | 122 (56) |
CD4 count <100 cells/μL | 75 (66) |
ART prior to admission | 44 (36) |
Cotrimoxazole prior to admission | 80 (66) |
Malaria test n (% positive) | 9 (4) |
Positive malaria smear | 2 (1) |
Positive malaria rapid diagnostic test | 6 (3) |
Positive malaria PCR | 8 (4) |
Positive acid-fast bacteria sputum stain, n (%) | 24 (11) |
Hospital treatments received, n (%) | |
Artemether/lumafantrine | 33 (15) |
Quinine | 45 (21) |
Antibiotics | 187 (87) |
Anti-tuberculosis medicines | 16 (7) |