Prognostic implication of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia without human immunodeficiency virus infection

Table 5 Risk factors for 90-day all-cause mortality of PJP according to logistic regression

Parameter	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval	P value
Univariate analysis
Initial laboratory tests
Albumin, g/dL	0.394	0.138–1.123	0.081
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	1.096	1.042–1.154	< 0.001
Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L	1.001	1.000–1.002	0.079
Procalcitonin, ng/mL	1.018	0.969–1.069	0.475
β-D-glucan, pg/mL	0.999	0.997–1.001	0.294
Absolute neutrophil count, cells/μL	1.000	1.000–1.000	0.793
BAL fluid analysis
Lymphocyte count ≤ 30%	4.129	1.485–11.483	0.007
CT value in PCR	1.054	0.941–1.180	0.367
Multivariate analysis
Albumin, g/dL	1.257	0.273–5.797	0.769
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	1.093	1.020–1.170	0.011
Lactate dehydrogenase, IU/L	1.001	1.000–1.002	0.063
Lymphocyte count ≤ 30%	3.353	1.101–10.216	0.033

PJP, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CT, cycle threshold; PCR, polymerase chain reaction

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