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Table 3 Distribution of patients and their mortality according to risk class

From: Non-HIV Pneumocystis pneumonia: do conventional community-acquired pneumonia guidelines under estimate its severity?

Risk groups

Number of patients (%)

Number of patients with respiratory failure (%)

Mortality (%)

A-DROP 0

5 (23.8)

3 (60)

0 (0)

1

6 (28.6)

5 (83.3)

2 (33.3)

2

7 (33.3)

7 (100)

5 (71.4)

3

2 (9.5)

2 (100)

1 (50)

4/5

1 (4.8)

1 (100)

0 (0)

CURB-65 0

4 (19)

2 (50)

0 (0)

1

3 (14.3)

2 (66.7)

0 (0)

2

12 (57.1)

12 (100)

8 (66.7)

3

0 (0)

  

4/5

2 (9.5)

2 (100)

0 (0)

PSI* I

0 (0)

  

II

4 (19)

2 (50)

0 (0)

III

3 (14.3)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

IV

12 (57.1)

12 (100)

6 (50)

V

2 (9.5)

2 (100)

1 (50)

  1. *In PSI, relations of risk classes to net points are as follows:
  2. I: 0, II: 1–70, III: 71–90, IV: 91–130, V: >131.
  3. Table 3 legend - PCP, Pneumocystis pneumonia; PSI, pulmonary severity index.