Development of a risk scoring system for prognostication in HIV-related toxoplasma encephalitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to evaluate specific risk factors influencing prognosis of HIV-infected patients with toxoplasma encephalitis (TE) in order to develop a prognostic risk scoring system for them.

Methods

This is a six-center retrospective study of hospitalized HIV/TE patients. Data including six-week mortality after diagnosis, baseline characteristics, clinical features, laboratory tests and radiological characteristics of eligible patients were assimilated for risk model establishing.

Results

In this study, the six-week mortality among 94 retrospective cases was 11.7% (11/94). Seven specific risk factors, viz. time from symptom onset to presentation, fever, dizziness, CD4+ T-cell counts, memory deficits, patchy brain lesions, and disorders of consciousness w

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716502 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature