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Table 2 Radiological data on admission for 40 K. pneumoniae compared to 146 H. influenzae & S.pneumoniae infected patients aged ≥5 years in univariate analysis

From: Klebsiella pneumoniaerelated community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: Clinical characteristics and treatment

 

Patients with K. pneumoniaeALRI

N = 40 (%)

Patients with H. influenzaeand S. pneumoniaeALRI

N = 146 (%)

P-value

Pneumonia

25 (62.5)

68 (46.6)

0.05

   Consolidation

16 (40.0)

51 (34.9)

0.3

   Consolidation with cavitation

9 (22.5)

17 (11.6)

0.07

   Consolidation with pleural effusion

2 (5.0)

6 (4.1)

0.5

   Pleural effusion alone

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

0.2

   Preexisting lung diseases

12 (30.0)

62 (42.5)

0.1

   Normal parenchymaa

2 (5.0)

16 (10.9)

0.2

  1. NOTE. Data are no. (%) of patients
  2. aA chronic pulmonary disease cannot be excluded as chest computed tomography scan and pulmonary function tests were not available