Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
Research
Human Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Northern Vietnam, 2004–2005
Table 2
Initial laboratory and chest radiographic results for 29 patients infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1), northern Vietnam, 2004–2005*
Characteristic | Survived, median (interquartile range), n = 22 | Died, median (interquartile range), n = 7 | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Leukocytes, × 103/μL | 7.8 (7.1–12.0) | 3.4 (1.7–5.6)† | 0.0093 |
Neutrophils, ×103/μL | 6.8 (4.8–9.9) | 2.3 (1.1–3.8)† | 0.0101 |
Hemoglobin, g/L | 130 (107–137) | 121 (103–138) | 0.6102 |
Platelets, × 103/μL | 214 (181–284) | 86 (38–139)† | 0.0101 |
Albumin, g/L | 34.5 (31.2–35.1) | 21.7 (10.4–29.4)† | 0.0265 |
AST, U/L | 45 (28–69) | 327 (77–352)† | 0.0077 |
Total bilirubin, μmol/L | 10.3 (7.6–16.8) | 11.4 (7.0–27.1) | 0.7921 |
Urea nitrogen, mmol/L |
4.5 (3.4–5.5) |
9 (3.4–14.3)† |
0.0462 |
Initial chest radiographic findings‡ | |||
No or slight lesion | 7 | 1 | 0.6510 |
Moderate lesion | 10 | 3 | |
Severe lesion | 5 | 3 |
*Not all laboratory findings and chest radiographic results were available. Results were derived from the following numbers of patients: complete blood count, 29; albumin 12; AST, 25; total bilirubin, 17; urea nitrogen, 27. AST, aspartate aminotransferase.
†p<0.05, by Wilcoxon test or Fisher exact test.
‡No or slight lesion, no lesion or localized (occupying less than one third of unilateral lung fields) in 1 lung; moderate, diffuse in 1 lung or localized but evident in both lungs; severe, diffuse in both lungs.