Table 2 The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 593 Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia Associated with Single/mix infections
Characteristics | Single virus | Single bacteria | Mixed viruses | Mixed bacteria/viruses | Mixed bacteria | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 118 | 182 | 28 | 209 | 56 | _ |
Age, monthsa | 12cd | 35cef | 12eg | 20 f | 30dg | <0.01 |
Gender, % male | 62.8 | 54.0 | 67.9 | 56.9 | 66.1 | 0.10 |
Duration of symptoms before admission, daysb | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 0.43 |
Antibiotic therapy during preceding 2 weeks, % | 76.3 | 70.2 | 73.2 | 66.6 | 70.5 | 0.21 |
Fever, % | 35.6cdef | 67.5cg | 51.8dg | 53.7e | 57.3f | <0.01 |
Wheeze, % | 50.8c | 32.4cdef | 51.9d | 47.8e | 44.1f | <0.01 |
Dyspnea, % | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.41 |
WBC count, ×109/Lb | 11.3 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 0.25 |
Percentage of neutrophilsb | 34.9cde | 47.9c | 40.1 | 45.2d | 49.4e | <0.01 |
CRP, mg/Lb | 10.6 | 13.6 | 22.5 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 0.07 |
Pleural effusion, % | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.64 |
Need of oxygen, % | 11.4c | 2.7cd | 11.1 | 9.5d | 8.1 | 0.02 |
PICU admission, % | 0c | 0.6 | 7.4c | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.01 |