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Table 13 Radiological findings for all 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 = 80)

(n = 42)

(n = 11)

(n = 121)

Viral vs. bacterial

Viral vs. mixed

Viral vs. no pathogen

X-ray, (n)

61

32

10

97

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

15 (24.6)

5 (15.6)

1 (10.0)

16 (16.5)

0.32

0.57

0.21

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

12 (19.7)

12 (37.5)

6 (60.0)

36 (37.1)

0.06

0.03

0.02

 Interstitial infiltrates, n (%)

5 (8.2)

8 (25.0)

2 (20.0)

19 (19.6)

0.06

0.51

0.05

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

9 (14.8)

13 (40.6)

1 (10.0)

26 (26.8)

0.01

1.00

0.08

 Normal, n (%)

18 (29.5)

3 (9.4)

1 (10.0)

17 (17.5)

0.03

0.37

0.08

Computer tomography, (n)

28

30

7

74

   

 Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

7 (25.0)

4 (13.3)

0 (0.0)

7 (9.5)

0.26

0.35

0.10

 Multilobar infiltrates, n (%)

13 (46.4)

17 (56.7)

6 (85.7)

35 (47.3)

0.44

0.14

0.94

 Ground glass opacity, n (%)

4 (14.3)

6 (20.0)

3 (42.9)

29 (39.2)

0.82

0.25

0.02

 Pleural effusion, n (%)

7 (25.0)

14 (46.7)

2 (28.6)

27 (36.5)

0.09

1.00

0.28

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