Detection of Viruses by Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Nonresponding Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients with viral and nonviral infections.
Characteristics
All patients (n = 43)
Viral infections (n = 20)
Nonviral infections (n = 23)
value
Sociodemographic
Age, y
62.1 ± 13.7
61.5 ± 12.7
62.7 ± 14.7
0.787
Male sex
28 (65.1)
16 (80.0)
12 (52.2)
0.056
Current or past smoker
19 (44.2)
10 (50.0)
9 (39.1)
0.474
Alcohol use
15 (34.9)
8 (40.0)
7 (30.4)
0.512
Comorbidities
Respiratory disease
6 (14.0)
1 (5.0)
5 (21.7)
0.192
Neurologic disease
5 (11.6)
3 (15.0)
2 (8.7)
0.65
Diabetes
7 (16.3)
4 (20.0)
3 (13.0)
0.687
Cardiovascular disease
15 (34.9)
8 (40.0)
7 (30.4)
0.512
Tumor
7 (16.3)
4 (20.0)
3 (13.0)
0.687
Prognosis
Hospitalization period
16.9 ± 10.2
15.0 ± 8.5
18.6 ± 11.3
0.257
Mortality rate
18 (41.9)
7 (35.0)
11 (47.8)
0.395
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).
