Detection of Viruses by Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Nonresponding Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Table 4
Pulmonary CT result.
Item
Total (n = 43)
Patient of viral positive (n = 20)
Patient of viral negative (n = 23)
value
Bilateral distribution
34 (79.1)
15 (75)
19 (82.6)
0.711
Diffuse distribution
36 (83.7)
17 (85)
19 (82.6)
1
Ground-glass
13 (30.2)
5 (25)
8 (34.8)
0.486
Consolidation
6 (14)
1 (5)
5 (21.7)
0.192
Peribronchial lesion
1 (2.3)
0 (0)
1 (4.3)
1
Nodule
2 (4.7)
1 (5)
1 (4.3)
1
Ground-glass opacity combined with consolidation
14 (32.6)
10 (50)
4 (17.4)
0.023
Consolidated nodule
1 (2.3)
1 (5)
0 (0)
0.465
Peribronchial lesions with nodules
4 (9.3)
2 (10)
2 (8.7)
1
Ground-glass opacity combined with nodules
2 (4.7)
1 (5)
1 (4.3)
1
Pleural effusion
20 (46.5)
7 (35)
13 (56.5)
0.158
Atelectasis
1 (2.3)
0 (0)
1 (4.3)
1
Data are presented as n (%). Significant difference between patients of viral positive and patients of viral negative with nonresponding CAP.
