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Table 3 Comparison of other conditions between NRG and DRG

From: Early predictors of delayed radiographic resolution of lobar pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children: a retrospective study in China

Characteristics

NRG

(n = 270)

DRG

(n = 69)

PË—value

MAs non-responsiveness [n(%)]

105(38.9)

35(50.7)

0.075

Glucocorticoid resistance [n(%)]

27(10.0)

40(58.0)

< 0.001

A large amount of pleural effusion [n(%)]

20(7.4)

28(40.6)

< 0.001

Atelectasis [n(%)]

54(20.0)

29(42.0)

< 0.001

Pulmonary lesions involving two or more lung lobes [n(%)]

54(20.0)

50(72.5)

< 0.001

Mucus plugs [n(%)]

59(21.9)

38(55.1)

< 0.001

  1. NRG, normal recovery group; DRG, delayed recovery group; MAs, macrolide antibiotics