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Table 5 Comparison of chest imaging

From: Differences of clinical features and prognosis between Mycoplasma pneumoniae necrotizing pneumonia and non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae necrotizing pneumonia in children

Chest imaging

MPNP (n = 11)

N-MPNP (n = 20)

P value

Bilateral lobar lesions

4 (36.36%)

4 (20%)

0.518

Right lobe lesion

3 (27.27%)

9 (45%)

Left lobe lesion

4 (36.36%)

7 (35%)

Pleural effusion

6 (54.55%)

19 (95%)

0.013

Empyema

0

2 (10%)

0.527

Pneumothorax

1(9.09%)

7 (35%)

0.203

Bronchopleural fistula

0

1 (5%)

1

Atelectasis

2 (18.18%)

1 (5%)

0.281

Necrosis time (d)a

20.9 ± 6.9

16.8 ± 6.1

0.004

  1. aNecrosis time (d) was in accordance with normal distribution, t = 3.101, P = 0.004