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Table 11 Radiological findings for adult 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 = 36)

(n = 6)

(n = 100)

Viral vs. bacterial

Viral vs. mixed

Viral vs. no pathogen

X-ray, (n)

33

26

5

81

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

9 (27.3)

5 (19.2)

0 (0.0)

14 (17.3)

0.48

0.47

0.23

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

6 (18.2)

10 (38.5)

2 (40.0)

30 (37.0)

0.09

0.56

0.05

 Interstitial infiltrates, n (%)

3 (9.1)

7 (26.9)

1 (20.0)

17 (21.0)

0.14

0.89

0.13

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

5 (15.2)

11 (42.3)

0 (0.0)

24 (29.6)

0.02

0.95

0.11

 Normal, n (%)

8 (24.2)

2 (7.7)

1 (20.0)

14 (17.3)

0.18

1.00

0.40

Computer tomography, (n)

23

29

5

71

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

5 (21.7)

4 (13.8)

0 (0.0)

7 (9.9)

0.70

0.69

0.26

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

11 (47.8)

16 (55.2)

4 (80.0)

32 (45.1)

0.60

0.42

0.82

 Ground glass opacity, n (%)

4 (17.4)

6 (20.7)

2 (40.0)

29 (40.8)

1.00

0.57

0.04

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

5 (21.7)

13 (44.8)

1 (20.0)

25 (35.2)

0.09

1.00

0.23

 Normal, n (%)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.38

1.00

0.12

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