Research Article

Detection of Viruses by Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Nonresponding Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 3

Pathological performance.

ItemTotal (n = 43)Patients of viral positive (n = 20)Patients of viral negative (n = 23) valueJudgment

Body temperature38.0 ± 1.138.0 ± 1.138.0 ± 1.10.881High§
Breath rate20.7 ± 3.419.9 ± 2.621.4 ± 3.90.13
Heart rate94.8 ± 16.089.5 ± 15.599.4 ± 15.20.04Significant difference between P&N
Systolic blood pressure123.7 ± 16.4121.4 ± 14.7125.7 ± 17.90.394
Diastolic blood pressure71.1 ± 10.068.4 ± 7.373.5 ± 11.40.093
Leukocyte9.7 ± 6.18.6 ± 6.510.7 ± 5.70.271High§
Absolute number of neutrophils8.4 ± 5.97.5 ± 6.29.2 ± 5.60.37High§
Percentage of neutrophils83.6 ± 10.085.5 ± 8.882.0 ± 10.80.257High§
Absolute number of lymphocytes0.75 ± 0.50.6 ± 0.50.8 ± 0.40.207Low§
Percentage of lymphocytes9.7 ± 6.49.2 ± 5.610.1 ± 7.00.638Low§
Platelet218.2 ± 119.6212.7 ± 148.8223.0 ± 90.10.78
Lactate dehydrogenase371 (231–520)374 (227.3–665.5)371 (247–460)0.789High§
C-reactive protein124.3 ± 79.1134.8 ± 84.6115.0 ± 74.50.42High§
Urea nitrogen7.5 ± 7.86.7 ± 3.68.1 ± 10.20.584
Creatinine55 (45–76)63 (45.5–79)50 (41–71)0.342
BMI22.7 ± 3.523.0 ± 3.022.6 ± 3.80.687
Procalcitonin1.3 ± 3.01.7 ± 3.41.0 ± 2.80.467High§
Blood oxygen partia pressure81.5 ± 25.587.0 ± 30.476.9 ± 20.20.246Low§
Oxygen saturation94.3 ± 8.396.0 ± 2.692.9 ± 11.00.275Low§
Oxygenation index249.4 ± 117.6200.3 ± 126.3306.7 ± 82.00.105Low§

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range). §Judgment refers to the comparison of nonresponding cases versus normal subjects. Significant difference between patients of viral positive and patients of viral negative with nonresponding CAP.