Zhang Yan, Zhang Xia, Cui Huaizhong, Gu Kailong, Yu Wenyan, He Lingyan, Jin Yujiao
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, Hangzhou Sixth People's Hospital, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
Department of Open Laboratory, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, Hangzhou Sixth People's Hospital, Hangzhou Xixi Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
J Med Microbiol. 2025 Sep;74(9). doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.002066.
(TM) is a common opportunistic infection among patients with AIDS, characterized by rapid systemic dissemination and a high mortality rate. Early identification of patients at risk of death is critical to improving clinical outcomes. Despite the severity of disseminated TM infection (DPSM), few predictive tools exist to assess mortality risk in affected AIDS patients. A clinical prediction model incorporating novel inflammatory markers may help guide timely intervention. This study aimed to identify independent risk factors for mortality in AIDS patients with DPSM and to develop and validate a nomogram for individualized risk prediction. A retrospective study was conducted on 174 AIDS patients with DPSM and complete clinical data admitted to Hangzhou Xixi Hospital between January 2013 and June 2024. A training cohort of 104 patients was used to identify mortality-related risk factors via logistic regression and to construct a predictive nomogram. The remaining 70 patients constituted a validation cohort to evaluate the model using area under the curve (AUC), decision curve analysis (DCA) and calibration curves. The overall mortality rate was 18.97% (33/174). Effusion, bone marrow suppression, systemic inflammation and malnutrition were significantly associated with fatal outcomes (<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression identified white blood cell count, C-reactive protein-to-prealbumin ratio and procalcitonin-to-albumin ratio as independent risk factors for mortality. The nomogram based on these predictors showed strong discriminative power in both training and validation cohorts (AUC=0.89 and 0.78, respectively). DCA demonstrated the clinical utility and net benefit of the model. This study identified key predictors of mortality in AIDS patients with DPSM and developed a validated nomogram incorporating novel inflammatory markers. The tool offers potential value for individualized risk assessment and clinical decision-making.
播散性马尔尼菲篮状菌病(TM)是艾滋病患者中常见的机会性感染,其特征为迅速的全身播散和高死亡率。早期识别有死亡风险的患者对于改善临床结局至关重要。尽管播散性TM感染(DPSM)病情严重,但几乎没有预测工具可用于评估受影响的艾滋病患者的死亡风险。纳入新型炎症标志物的临床预测模型可能有助于指导及时干预。本研究旨在确定DPSM艾滋病患者死亡的独立危险因素,并开发和验证用于个体风险预测的列线图。对2013年1月至2024年6月期间入住杭州西溪医院的174例患有DPSM且临床资料完整的艾滋病患者进行了一项回顾性研究。104例患者组成训练队列,通过逻辑回归确定与死亡相关的危险因素并构建预测列线图。其余7例患者组成验证队列,使用曲线下面积(AUC)、决策曲线分析(DCA)和校准曲线评估模型。总死亡率为18.97%(33/174)。积液、骨髓抑制、全身炎症和营养不良与致命结局显著相关(<0.05)。多因素逻辑回归确定白细胞计数、C反应蛋白与前白蛋白比值以及降钙素原与白蛋白比值为死亡的独立危险因素。基于这些预测因素的列线图在训练队列和验证队列中均显示出强大的鉴别能力(AUC分别为0.89和0.78)。DCA证明了该模型的临床实用性和净效益。本研究确定了DPSM艾滋病患者死亡的关键预测因素,并开发了一个纳入新型炎症标志物的经过验证的列线图。该工具为个体风险评估和临床决策提供了潜在价值。