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- Table 1. Leukocyte count, CD4 Count, and Viral Load Determinations in AIDS Patients With Septicemia
Reported, n (%) Median Range Leukocyte count (cells/mm3) 82 (98.8) 4.4 <1–20.6 CD4 (cells/mm3) 69 (83.1) 34 0–396 Viral load (copies/mL) 33 (39.8) 81,273 <50–750,000 - Table 2. Totals of Organisms and Totals in Patients With Unknown Portal of Entry (Primary Septicemia)*
Organism Patients With Unknown Portal of Entry, n (%) Total Patients, n (%) Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus 15 (23.1) 21 (21.4) Mycobacterium avium complex 4 (6.2) 10 (10.2) Coagulase-negative Staphylococci 4 (6.2) 9 (9.2) Streptococcus pneumoniae 5 (7.7) 9 (9.2) Escherichia coli 4 (6.2) 7 (7.1) Pseudomonas aerugenosa 3 (4.6) 4 (4.1) Candida albicans 3 (4.6) 3 (3.1) Candida sp. 1 (1.5) 3 (3.1) Gram-negative bacilli, unspecified 3 (4.6) 3 (3.1) Gram-positive cocci, unspecified 3 (4.6) 3 (3.1) Histoplasma capsulatum 2 (3.1) 3 (3.1) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 2 (3.1) 3 (3.1) Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2 (3.1) 3 (3.1) Alpha-hemolytic streptococci 2 (3.1) 2 (2.0) Cryptococcus neoformans 2 (3.1) 2 (2.0) Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci 1 (1.5) 2 (2.0) Streptococcus feacalis 1 (1.5) 2 (2.0) Coagulase-negative Gram-positive cocci 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Cryptococcus vs Histoplasma sp. 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Enterobacter cloacae 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Group D Salmonella sp. 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Helicobacter pylori 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Hemophilus influenzae 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Micrococcus sp. 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Spirochetes 1 (1.5) 1 (1.0) Totals 65 98 ↵* The total number of isolates (98) is greater than the number of patients (83) because some cases of septicemia were polymicrobial.
Organisms No. Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium avium complex 2 Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. aureus 1 Group D Salmonella sp., Gram-negative bacilli (unspecified) 1 Cryptococcus neoformans, alpha-hemolytic streptococci 1 Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Gram-positive cocci (unspecified) 1 Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Histoplasma sp. 1 Coagulase-negative S. aureus, Streptococcus faecalis 1 S. aureus, Streptococcus viridens 1 Candida albicans, S. aureus 1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex 1 Candida albicans, “spirochetes” 1 Total 12 Portal of Entry No. (%) Primary 51 (61.5) Lung 10 (15.9) Intravascular line 7 (8.4) Skin 4 (4.8) Urinary tract 3 (3.6) Bone marrow 3 (3.6) Meninges 2 (2.4) Urinary catheter 1 (1.2) Knee 1 (1.2) Liver 1 (1.2)
