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Table 1 Detection of bacteria in NPAs and BALFs

From: Nasopharyngeal aspirates in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia collected within 3 days before bronchoscopy can partially reflect the pathogens in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids

NPAs /BALFs

HI

SP

SA

PA

MC

others

total

NPAs+

15

3

2

2

3

1

26

BALFs+

12

3

4

2

0

1

22

NPAs+/BALFs-

9

3

0

0

3

1

16

NPAs-/BALFs+

6

3

2

0

0

1

12

NPAs+/BALFs+

6

0

2

2

0

0

10

NPAs-/BALFs-

/

/

/

/

/

/

166

Kappa

      

0.340

PPV

      

38.4%

NPV

      

93.2%

  1. HI was the bacterium with the highest positive rate in both kind of samples, but only 6 NPAs and 6 BALFs from the same case were both positive with HI.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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