Table 2 Laboratory results of PCR and urinary antigen tests of pneumonia patients, grouped by livestock farm exposure
Goat farm ≤2 km N (%) | Goat farm > 2 km N (%) | P-value | Poultry farm ≤2 km N (%) | Poultry farm > 2 km N (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Influenza A PCR | Pos Neg | 17 (17.0) 83 (83.0) | 152 (15.1) 857 (84.9) | 0.5628 | 32 (18.0) 146 (82.0) | 137 (14.7) 794 (85.3) | 0.2574 |
Influenza B PCR | Pos Neg | 6 (5.9) 95 (94.1) | 27 (2.7) 981 (97.3) | 0.1125 | 5 (2.8) 173 (97.2) | 28 (3.0) 903 (97.0) | 1.0000 |
Legionella urinary antigen test* | Pos Neg | 7 (2.9) 239 (97.1) | 29 (1.8) 1562 (98.2) | 0.3175 | 8 (2.7) 288 (97.3) | 28 (1.8) 1513 (98.2) | 0.3561 |
Pneumococcal urinary antigen test# | Pos Neg | 36 (15.2) 201 (84.8) | 177 (11.3) 1385 (88.7) | 0.1047 | 42 (14.4) 249 (85.6) | 171 (11.3) 1337 (88.7) | 0.1376 |