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Table 2 Clinical presentation, head CT scan findings and median CD4 counts of 97 HIV positive patients with presumed toxoplasma encephalitis

From: Toxoplasma encephalitis in HIV/AIDS patients admitted to the Douala general hospital between 2004 and 2009: a cross sectional study

 

N

Prevalence

95% Confidence Interval (CI)

Median CD4 count (IQR)

Symptoms

    

Headache

90

92.8

87.5 – 98.0

67 (41 – 92)

Fever

85

87.6

80.9 – 94.3

61 (41 – 90)

Seizure

56

57.7

47.7 – 67.7

47 (28 – 71)

Altered sensorium

23

23.7

15.1 – 32.3

29 (17 – 41)

Clinical signs

    

Focal signs

64

65.9

56.4 – 75.6

53 (32 – 73)

Neck stiffness

15

15.5

8.1 – 22.8

33 (27 – 43)

CT Scan findings

    

Annular enhancement

79

81.4

73.6 – 89.3

58 (36 – 87)

Nodular enhancement

3

3.1

0.4 – 6.6

33 (12 – 45)

Pre-suppurative encephalitis

15

15.5

8.1 – 24.0

60 (41 – 89)