HIV related PCP episodes studied (n) | Country of study | Period of study | % of patients admitted to ICU | % of patients requiring mechanical ventilation | Mortality (%) of patients mechanically ventilated | Reference |
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*Data not available. | ||||||
**Episodes were stratified into patients receiving care in an ICU with (first figure) or without (second figure) a prior AIDS defining illness. Data relating to mechanical ventilation status not available for this study. | ||||||
***This study was limited to ICU admissions. | ||||||
348 | USA | 1985–89 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 60 | 31 |
2174 | USA | 1987–90 | 18 | * | 62–46** | 32 |
110 | France | 1989–94 | 100*** | 31 | 79 | 33 |
257 | USA | 1990–95 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 50 | 31 |
1660 | USA | 1995–97 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 34 |