Table 1.
Characteristics of 102 HIV-Infected Adults Admitted with Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia from November 2005 to July 2006
| Characteristic (total n=102) | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Men | 71 (70) |
| Women | 31 |
| Age (years), mean±standard deviation | 45.4±7.4 |
| CD4 (cells/μL), mean | 318 [range 3–1262, 1 missing] |
| <200 | 40 (39) |
| 200–349 | 25 (25) |
| 350–500 | 19 (19) |
| >500 | 17 (17) |
| HIV viral load (HIV-1 RNA copies/mL), mean | 61651 [range <75 to >500,000, 1 missing] |
| Undetectable viral load | 28 (28) |
| Housing status | |
| Homeless | 30 (29) |
| Marginally housed | 24 (24) |
| Housed | 33 (32) |
| Nursing home | 3 (3) |
| Other | 12 (12) |
| On antiretroviral therapy | 44 (43) |
| On prophylactic antibiotics | 32 (31) |
| Prior opportunistic infection | 82 (80) |
| Prior bacterial pneumonia | 52 (51) |
| Ever substance use | |
| Tobacco | 90 (88) |
| Alcohol | 63 (62) |
| Illicit drug use | 90 (88) |
| Comorbid psychiatric disease | 38 (37) |
| Baseline cognitive impairment | 6 (5) |
| Documented pneumococcal vaccination | 34 (33) |