Table 1 Aetiology of paediatric pneumonia with effusion based on results of pleural fluid testing by culture and polymerase chain reaction
Organism | Detected by culturea | Detected by PCRb | Detected by culture and/or PCR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Streptococcus pneumoniae c | 19 | (15.7) | 61 | (54.5) | 62 | (51.2) |
Staphylococcus aureus c | 19 | (15.7) | -- | 19 | (16.7) | |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 1 | (0.8) | 2 | (1.8) | 2 | (1.7) |
Streptococcus mitis | 1 | (0.8) | -- | 1 | (0.8) | |
Candida spp. | 1 | (0.8) | -- | 1 | (0.8) | |
No aetiology determined | 81 | (66.9) | 49 | (43.8) | 36 | (29.8) |