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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with CSF pathogen(s)

From: Molecular diagnosis of central nervous system opportunistic infections and mortality in HIV-infected adults in Central China

Pathogens

Individual CSF prevalence

1 pathogen

No. of cases

2 pathogens

No. of cases

3 pathogens

No. of cases

Cryptoa

34/54 (63.0%)

Crypto

22

Crypto/CMV

7

Crypto/TB/CMV

2

    

Crypto/VZV

1

Crypto/TB/HHV-6

1

    

Crypto/JCV

1

  

CMV

12/54 (22.2%)

CMV

2

CMV/TB

1

  

TB

7/54 (13.0%)

TB

3

    

Toxop

5/54 (9.3%)

Toxop

5

    

VZV

2/54 (3.7%)

VZV

1

    

JCV

1/54 (1.9%)

JCV

0

    

EBV

1/54 (1.9%)

EBV

1

    

HHV-6

1/54 (1.9%)

HHV-6

0

    

HSV

0/54 (0%)

HSV

0

    

Total

63 pathogens

34/54 (63.0%)

 

10/54 (18.5%)

 

3/54 (5.6%)

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