Table 2 VL-malaria co-infections, stratified by VL infection intensity, and its association with the overall in-hospital death, Sudan (2005-2010)
Infection intensity of VL in aspirates | n cases/ denominators | % | In-hospital deaths n(%) | Discharged alive n(%) | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lymph node | 377/824 | 21 | 790 | |||
+1 | 339/757 | 44.8 | 18 (85.7) | 727 (92.0) | 1 | |
+2 | 24/44 | 54.5 | 2 (9.5) | 41 (5.2) | 1.97 | 0.44-8.78 |
+3 | 11/19 | 57.9 | 0 | 19 (2.4) | 1.00 | 0.99-1.00 |
+4 | 3/4 | 75.0 | 1 (4.8) | 3 (0.4) | 13.46 | 1.34-135.77* |
bone marrow | 16/264 | 13 | 247 | |||
+1 | 15/259 | 5.8 | 11 (84.6) | 244 (98.8) | 1 | |
+2 | 1/5 | 20.0 | 2 (15.4) | 3 (1.2) | 14.79 | 2.24-97.74* |