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 species | Total | CD4+ T cell counts | Hs-CRP (mg/l) | value | CD4 <200/μl (N) | CD4 = 200–500/μl (N) | CD4 >500/μl (N) | value | 0–2.9 (N) | 3–10 (N) | >10 (N) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 22 | 1 (4.55) | 11 (50.00) | 10 (45.45) | 0.9325 | 7 (31.82) | 10 (45.45) | 5 (22.73) | 0.5270 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 37 | 0 (0.00) | 20 (54.05) | 17 (45.95) | 0.2053 | 19 (51.35) | 11 (29.73) | 1 (18.92) | 0.3357 | Escherichia coli | 18 | 1 (5.56) | 11 (61.11) | 6 (33.33) | 0.7123 | 7 (38.89) | 6 (33.33) | 5 (27.78) | 0.7369 | Shigella sp. | 15 | 2 (13.33) | 8 (53.33) | 5 (33.33) | 0.2507 | 6 (40.00) | 7 (46.67) | 2 (13.33) | 0.6199 | Salmonella sp. | 5 | 0 (0.00) | 3 (60.00) | 2 (40.00) | 0.8535 | 3 (60.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (40.00) | 0.1061 |
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