Table 5.
Smear, capsular polysaccharide antigen and pathology results of patients with different immune status
| Total N = 255 (%) | IC N = 169 (%) | MID N = 43 (%) | SID N = 43 (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smear | |||||
| Peripheral blood | 3/66 (4.5) | 0/21 | 0/15 | 3/30 (10.0) | 0.544 |
| CSF (meningitis) | 35/51 (68.6) | 6/17 (35.3) | 6/8 (75.0) | 23/26 (88.5) | < 0.001(SIDvs.IC) |
| CrAg | |||||
| Serum | 128/155 (82.6) | 79/101 (78.2) | 27/32 (84.4) | 22/22 (100.0) | 0.048 (*) |
| Serum (meningitis) | 21/21 (100.0) | 5/5 (100.0) | 2/2 (100.0) | 14/14 (100.0) | |
| CSF (meningitis) | 44/45 (97.8) | 11/11 (100.0) | 7/8 (87.5) | 26/26 (100.0) | 0.094 |
| Pathology | 147/163 (90.2) | 119/129 (92.3) | 24/29 (82.8) | 4/5 (80.0) | 0.222 |
| Percutaneous lung puncture | 117/130 (90.0) | 95/104 (91.4) | 18/21 (85.7) | 4/5 (80.0) | 0.551 |
| Pneumonectomy | 31/31 | 25/25 | 5/5 | 1/1 | |
| TBLB | 6/13 (46.1) | 5/10 (50.0) | 1/3 (33.3) | 0 | |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; *SID vs. IC/MID;