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Table 12 Radiological findings for pediatric patients

From: Impact of viral multiplex real-time PCR on management of respiratory tract infection: a retrospective cohort study

 

Viral

Bacterial

Mixed

No pathogen

 

p-value a

 

(n = 40)

(n = 6)

(n = 5)

(n = 21)

Viral vs. bacterial

Viral vs. mixed

Viral vs. no pathogen

X-ray, (n)

28

6

5

16

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

6 (21.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

2 (12.5)

0.56

1.00

0.76

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

6 (21.4)

2 (33.3)

4 (80.0)

6 (37.5)

0.88

0.04

0.42

 Interstitial infiltrates, n (%)

2 (7.1)

1 (16.7)

1 (20.0)

2 (12.5)

0.91

0.80

0.93

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

4 (14.3)

2 (33.3)

1 (20.0)

2 (12.5)

0.56

1.00

1.00

 Normal, n (%)

10 (35.7)

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

3 (18.8)

0.70

0.28

0.40

Computer tomography, (n)

5

1

2

3

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

2 (40.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.00

0.95

0.71

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

2 (40.0)

1 (100.0)

2 (100.0)

3 (100.0)

1.00

0.57

0.36

 Ground glass opacity, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

n/a

0.57

n/a

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

2 (40.0)

1 (100.0)

1 (50.0)

2 (66.7)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Normal, n (%)

1 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. n number. Multiple findings were counted individually
  2. aMantel-Haenszel chi square test or Fisher exact test were used