Table 2. Clinical management of 544 AIDS and non-AIDS patients after diagnosis with PCP, France, January 1, 2007–December 31, 2010*.
| Characteristic |
AIDS patients, n = 223 |
Non-AIDS patients, n = 321 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days from admission to treatment initiation, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (0–6) | <0.0001 |
| Intensive care admission | 65 (35) | 134 (50) | 0.0015 |
| Immediate oxygen needed | 87 (49) | 160 (69) | <0.0001 |
| Oxygen flow rate, L/min, mean (95% CI) |
2 (1.3–2.8) |
3.8 (2.8–4.8) |
0.015 |
| Mechanical ventilation | |||
| Noninvasive needed | 17 (8) | 50 (16) | 0.0053 |
| Noninvasive failed | 16 (8) | 46 (15) | 0.013 |
| Invasive needed |
25 (11.0) |
98 (30.5) |
<0.0001 |
| Hospital deaths | 8 (4) | 75 (27) | <0.0001 |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. PCP, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; IQR, interquartile range.