Research Article

Antibiotic Resistance of Enteric Bacteria in HIV-Infected Patients at the Banka Ad-Lucem Hospital, West Region of Cameroon

Table 3

Bacteria and their association with CD4+ T-cell counts and hs-CRP in HIV-positive patients (N = 100).

Bacterial speciesTotalCD4+ T cell countsHs-CRP (mg/l) value
CD4 <200/μl (N)CD4 = 200–500/μl (N)CD4 >500/μl (N) value0–2.9 (N)3–10 (N)>10 (N)
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)

Enterobacter aerogenes221 (4.55)11 (50.00)10 (45.45)0.93257 (31.82)10 (45.45)5 (22.73)0.5270
Klebsiella pneumoniae370 (0.00)20 (54.05)17 (45.95)0.205319 (51.35)11 (29.73)1 (18.92)0.3357
Escherichia coli181 (5.56)11 (61.11)6 (33.33)0.71237 (38.89)6 (33.33)5 (27.78)0.7369
Shigella sp.152 (13.33)8 (53.33)5 (33.33)0.25076 (40.00)7 (46.67)2 (13.33)0.6199
Salmonella sp.50 (0.00)3 (60.00)2 (40.00)0.85353 (60.00)0 (0.00)2 (40.00)0.1061