Clinical Study

Prevalence and Utility of Positive Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Tests in Australian Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 3

Differences between patients with positive and negative UAT.

UAT positiveUAT negativeP value

Male gender (%)6959NS
Mean age (years)63.762.2NS
Mean CURB-65 score2.71.60.01
Death (%)15.45NS
ICU (%)4613.30.006
COPD (%)4633.8NS
Asthma (%)2310.8NS
Immunosuppressed (%)30.815.3NS
Current smoking (%)53.825.70.049
Current heavy ethanol (%)236.4NSx
Prior antibiotics (%)15.336.3NSx

Abbreviations—CURB-65 score: pneumonia severity according to confusion, uraemia, elevated respiratory rate, low blood pressure and age greater than or equal to 65 years; ICU: intensive care unit admission; xNS: not significant.