| Literature DB >> 32042847 |
Katelyn A Pastick1,2, Ananta S Bangdiwala1, Mahsa Abassi1,2, Andrew G Flynn1, Bozena M Morawski1, Abdu K Musubire2, Prosperity C Eneh1, Charlotte Schutz3, Kabanda Taseera4, Joshua Rhein1,2, Kathy Huppler Hullsiek1, Melanie R Nicol1, Jose E Vidal5,6, Noeline Nakasujja2, Graeme Meintjes3,7, Conrad Muzoora4, David B Meya1,2, David R Boulware1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Seizures commonly occur in patients with cryptococcal meningitis, yet risk factors and outcomes related to seizures are not well described.Entities:
Keywords: HIV; cohort studies; cryptococcal; cryptococcus; meningitis; seizures
Year: 2019 PMID: 32042847 PMCID: PMC7001112 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz478
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis ISSN: 2328-8957 Impact factor: 3.835
Figure 1.Cohort diagram. Depiction of participants enrolled in the parent studies and included in this analysis. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
Demographic and Clinical Parameters by Baseline Seizure
| Baseline Seizure | Incident Seizure | No Seizure | ||
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| Median [IQR] or N (%)a | Median [IQR] or N (%)a | Median [IQR] or N (%)a |
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| N | 127 (15%) | 104 (13%) | 590 (72%) | |
| Cohort | .13 | |||
| | 30 (14%) | 21 (10%) | 163 (76%) | |
| | 16 (11%) | 22 (15%) | 111 (74%) | |
| | 81 (18%) | 61 (13%) | 316 (69%) | |
| Demographics | ||||
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| 34 [29–40] | 36 [29–42] | 35 [30–40] | .92 |
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| 55 (43%) | 46 (44%) | 233 (39%) | .53 |
| Glasgow Coma Score <15 |
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| .65 | |||
| | 88 (69%) | 63 (61%) | 383 (65%) | |
| | 11 (9%) | 11 (11%) | 59 (10%) | |
| | 27 (21%) | 29 (28%) | 147 (25%) | |
| | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (0%) | |
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| 21 [10–30] | 14 [12–30] | 14 [10–30] | .84 |
| Blood Results | ||||
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| 14 [6–35] | 17 [6–58] | 17 [7–55] | .07 |
| CD4 <50 cells/μL |
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| 128 [124–133] | 129 [126–133] | 130 [126–134] | .19 |
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| 110 [94–119] | 104 [86–110] | 100 [85–115] | .29 |
| CSF Results | ||||
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| <5 [<5–45] | <5 [<5–45] | <5 [<5–56] | .76 |
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| 71 (58%) | 59 (60%) | 323 (57%) | .88 |
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| 73 [36–120] | 62 [27–124] | 60 [24–125] | .28 |
| Opening pressure, cm H2O |
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| Opening pressure >25 cm H2O |
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Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; CFU, colony-forming units; COAT, Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; IQR, interquartile range.
aPercentages of each seizure group are displayed for categorical variables.
b P values from Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous variables and χ 2 tests for categorical variables.
Hazard of Incident Seizure, Among Those Without a Baseline Seizure
| Baseline Characteristica | HR (95% CI) |
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| Cohort | ||
| 2010–2012 (COAT Trial) | Reference | |
| 2013–2017 (ASTRO Trials) |
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| Age, years | 1.00 (0.98–1.03) | .45 |
| Women |
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| Glasgow Coma Score <15 | 1.05 (0.65–1.67) | .84 |
| CSF opening pressure, cm H20 | 1.00 (0.99–1.02) | .27 |
| Quantitative culture, log10 CFU/mL CSF |
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| CD4 <100 cells/μL | 1.02 (0.43–2.38) | .96 |
Abbreviations: CFU, colony-forming units; COAT, Cryptococcal Optimal ART Timing; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; HR, hazard ratio.
aFull model adjusted for study cohort, age, sex, baseline Glasgow Coma Score <15, CSF opening pressure, CSF fungal burden, and CD4 <100 cells/μL.
Figure 2.Ten-week survival outcomes by presence of seizure at hospital presentation among human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons with cryptococcal meningitis. More participants with baseline seizures died by 10 weeks (50%, 63 of 126) than those without baseline seizures (40%, 271 of 682) (log-rank P = .02). Participants who experienced any seizure had a significantly higher risk of 10-week mortality than participants who had never experienced a seizure at any point during follow-up in the time-dependent analysis (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.45; 95% confidence interval, 1.11–1.89).
Hazard of Mortality Related to Seizure Statusa
| 2-Week Mortality | 10-Week Mortality | |
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| Model | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) |
| Baseline Seizure vs No Baseline Seizure | ||
| Adjusted for study | 1.25 (0.86–1.82) |
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| Adjusted for study and baseline opening pressure, GCS, CSF fungal burden, CD4 <100 cells/μL | 0.92 (0.60–1.42) | 1.06 (0.77–1.45) |
| Seizure as a Time-Dependent Covariate | ||
| Adjusted for study |
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| Adjusted for study and baseline opening pressure, GCS, CSF fungal burden, CD4 <100 cells/μL | 0.99 (0.66–1.49) |
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Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; GCS, Glasgow Coma Score; HR, hazard ratio.
aResults were similar when adjusted for antiretroviral therapy (ART) status: on ART at diagnosis or ART naive. ART status was not included in the final model.