Characteristics of 36 patients who had ADPKD and experienced 41 episodes of renal and hepatic cyst infectionsa
| Infection (Patients/Episodes) | Male Gender (%) | Age (yr; Median) | GFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2; Median) | Patients on Dialysis (n [%]) | Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Count (/mm3; Median) | CRP (mg/L; Median) | Positive Urine Culture (n [%]) | Positive Blood Culture (n [%]) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definite renal cyst infection (6/6) | 67 | 53 | 33 | 2 (33) | 17,400 | 205 | 2 (33%) | 1 (17) |
| Likely renal cyst infection (24/25) | 46 | 44 | 60 | 4 (17) | 10,700 | 168 | 14 (56%) | 2 (8) |
| Definite liver cyst infection (2/2) | 50 | 67 | HD | 2 (100) | – | – | – | 1 (50) |
| Likely liver cyst infection (4/8) | 50 | 67 | HD | 4 (100) | 7900 | 161 | – | 6 (75) |
↵a ADPKD, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; HD, hemodialysis.