Risk factors for death in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated disseminated histoplasmosis.

We performed a retrospective study of 164 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with disseminated histoplasmosis to identify the risk factors for death. Death occurred in 32% of the cases. Univariate analysis identified the following risk factors: diarrhea (odds ratio [OR] = 3.9, P = 0.001), neurologic manifestations (OR = 5.8, ; P = 0.001), hemoglobin level < 8.0g/dL (OR = 2.7, P = 0.004), urea level 2 times the normal upper limit (OR = 5.0, P < 0.001), creatinine level > 1.5 mg/dL (OR = 2.9, P = 0.005), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level > 2.5 times the normal upper limit (OR = 3.1, P = 0.01), respiratory insufficiency (OR = 9.7, P < 0.001), sepsis (OR = 20.2, P < 0.001), and acute renal failure (OR = 2.5, P = 0.011). A hemoglobin level < 8.0 g/dL (OR = 3.8, P = 0.008), an AST level >or= 2.5 times the normal limit (OR = 1.0, P = 0.007), acute renal failure (OR = 2.96, P = 0.015), and respiratory insufficiency (OR = 12.2, P = 0.01) were independent risk factors for death.

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