title: Prognostic score for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
abstract: Sixty episodes of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in 59 patients were evaluated for risk factors predicting fatal outcome within 14 days after bronchoscopy. We found significantly higher values for serum lactate dehydrogenase (p less than 0.001), alveolar-arterial oxygen difference (p less than 0.001) and percentage of bronchoalveolar lavage neutrophils (p less than 0.001) in patients dying within 14 days, but there was considerable overlap of these variables between the two groups. Using a score system combining the three parameters allowed however an excellent discrimination between the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speich
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kronauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Opravil
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lüthy
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Russi
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D010100:Oxygen