| |
MC-CAP (%)
|
SP-CAP (%)
|
P valuea
|
|---|
|
Chest X-ray
|
|
Number of patients
|
134
|
130
| |
|
Bronchopneumonia pattern
|
127 (94.8)
|
84 (64.6)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Lobar pneumonia pattern
|
7 (5.2)
|
46 (35.4)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Chest CT
|
|
Number of patients
|
18
|
23
| |
|
Findings
|
|
Consolidation
|
6 (33.3)
|
19 (82.6)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Air bronchogram
|
3 (16.7)
|
17 (73.9)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Ground glass opacities
|
7 (38.9)
|
20 (87)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Bronchial wall thickenings
|
12 (66.7)
|
6 (26.1)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Centrilobular nodules
|
12 (66.7)
|
20 (87)
|
0.11
|
|
Nodules (5–30 mm)
|
7 (38.9)
|
17 (73.9)
|
< 0.05
|
|
Pleural effusion
|
0 (0)
|
7 (30.4)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Lymph node enlargement (over 1 cm diameter)
|
2 (11.2)
|
10 (43.5)
|
< 0.05
|
|
Distribution
|
|
Unilateral
|
2 (11.1)
|
12 (52.2)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Bilateral
|
16 (88.9)
|
11 (47.8)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Segmental pattern
|
18 (100)
|
16 (69.5)
|
< 0.01
|
|
Non-segmental pattern
|
0 (0)
|
7 (30.4)
|
< 0.01
|
- aStatistical differences between MC-CAP and SP-CAP were evaluated by Pearson’s χ2 or Fisher’s exact test
