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Table 5 Comparison between M.pneumoniae and S.pneumoniae with patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of pathogens positive in hospitalized children with segmental/lobar pattern pneumonia

Variables

M.pneumoniae

S.pneumoniae

χ2

p

N

353

28

  

Gender

 male

246 (69.69%)

20 (71.43%)

2.06

> 0.05

 female

107 (30.31%)

8 (28.57%)

  

Age (years)

7.8 ± 4.1

7.9 ± 3.5

0.13

> 0.05

Fever

 yes

302 (85.55%)

21 (75.00%)

  

 no

51 (14.45%)

7 (25.00%)

1.5

> 0.05

Duration of fever (days)

4.9 ± 2.8

4.5 ± 2.4

0.73

> 0.05

Duration of cough (days)

10.2 ± 6.2

11.3 ± 6.4

0.90

> 0.05

Gasping

 Yes

122 (34.56%)

2 (7.14%)

  

 No

231 (65.44%)

26 (92.86%)

8.88

< 0.01

Pulmonary crackles at onset

 yes

120 (33.99%)

9 (32.14%)

  

 no

233

19 (67.86%)

0.05

> 0.05

Pleural effusion

 Yes

15 (4.25%)

1 (3.70%)

  

 no

340 (96.32%)

27 (96.43%)

0.03

> 0.05

Extrapulmonary manifestations

 Yes

102 (28.90%)

3 (10.71%)

  

 Erythematous maculopapular rash

20 (5.67%)

2 (7.14%)

  

 Liver lesion

46 (13.03%)

0 (0.00%)

  

 Kidney lesion

9 (2.55%)

0 (0.00%)

  

 Neurological complications

79 (22.38%)

1 (3.70%)

  

 no

251 (71.10%)

25 (89.29%)

10.72

< 0.05

WBC

 abnormal

245 (69.41%)

27 (96.43%)

  

 normal

108 (30.59%)

1 (3.70%)

9.28

< 0.01

ESR

 abnormal

36 (10.20%)

3

  

 normal

317 (89.80%)

25 (89.29%)

0.06

> 0.05

CRP

 abnormal

81 (22.95%)

24 (85.71%)

  

 normal

272 (77.05%)

4 (14.29%)

51.2

< 0.01

Duration of hospitalization (days)

15.8 ± 4.1

15.3 ± 4.4

0.62

> 0.05