Number (Percent) or Mean ± SD | |
---|---|
Age (years) | 49 ± 20 |
Female | 120 (68) |
Ethnicity (n = 169) | |
White | 114 (68) |
Hispanic | 21 (12) |
African American | 23 (14) |
Asian | 7 (4) |
Other | 4 (2) |
Neurological symptoms | 99 (59) |
Fever | 73 (44) |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.0 ± 2.1 |
Platelet count (per μL) | 49,000 ± 57,000 |
Serum lactate dehydrogenase (times upper limit of normal) | 6.3 ± 8.1 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 3.2 ± 2.6 |
Comorbid conditions | |
Cancer | 14 (8) |
Solid organ transplantation | 10 (6) |
HIV infection | 9 (5) |
Mitomycin-based therapy | 6 (3) |
E. coli O157:H7 infection | 4 (2) |
Sepsis | 4 (2) |
Hepatitis C | 3 (2) |