Table 3 |
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Immunological characteristics of the 97 elderly patients with NI according to the initial site of infection |
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Lung n = 45 |
Urinary tract n = 33 |
Other sites n = 19 |
p value |
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IRP+ |
17(37.8%) |
7(22.5%) |
5(26.3%) |
0.36 |
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CD4/CD8 < 1 |
6(13.9%) |
4(12.1%) |
0 (0%) |
0.26 |
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CD8 T-cells > 600 |
9(20.9%) |
4(12.1%) |
4(21.5%) |
0.60 |
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CD28-CD8+ T-cells > 300 |
17(37.7%) |
9(30%) |
5(27.7%) |
0.73 |
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Positive CMV serology |
39 (86.6%) |
22 (68.7%) |
15 (78.9%) |
0.16 |
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Patients with infection at several sites were classified based on the site involved initially. |
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Plonquet et al. Immunity & Ageing 2011 8:8 doi:10.1186/1742-4933-8-8 |
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