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Table 2 Comparisons of laboratory and radiologic parameters between Adv and Non-Adv groups

From: Characteristics of fever and response to antipyretic therapy in military personnel with adenovirus-positive community-acquired pneumonia

Variables

Adv (n = 67)

Non-Adv (n = 184)

Total (n = 251)

P value

Results of laboratory study

 WBC count (109/L)

6.02 ± 4.15

8.13 ± 4.05

7.57 ± 4.08

0.020

  Leukopenia (<  4 × 109/L)

21 (31.3)

10 (5.4)

31 (12.4)

<  0.001

  Leukocytosis (>  10 × 109/L)

8 (11.9)

52 (28.0)

60 (23.9)

0.035

  Lymphocyte (%)

22.15 ± 8.23

18.62 ± 9.15

19.56 ± 8.90

0.054

  Monocyte (%)

12.05 ± 2.72

11.02 ± 3.45

11.49 ± 3.26

0.202

 Platelet count (109/L)

136.3 ± 52.7

184.6 ± 63.3

171.7 ± 61.2

<  0.001

  Thrombocytopenia (<  150 × 109/L)

22 (32.8)

17 (9.2)

39 (15.5)

<  0.001

 Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.715

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.57 ± 0.14

0.64 ± 0.14

0.62 ± 0.14

0.442

 C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

5.24 ± 2.94

6.02 ± 3.11

6.00 ± 3.05

0.411

 Procalcitonin (ng/ml)

0.04 [0.00–0.08]

0.06 [0.00–0.10]

0.05 [0.00–0.08]

0.635

Results of etiologic study [n(%)]

 Unknown pathogen

NA

50 (27.2)

50 (20.0)

NA

 Viral etiology[n(%)]

   

<  0.001

  Adv

67 (100)

NA

67 (26.7)

NA

  Rhinovirus

5 (7.5)

18 (9.8)

23 (9.2)

 

  Influenza A/B virus

4 (6.0)

22 (12.0)

26 (10.4)

 

  HMPV

(−)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.4)

 

  RSV

1 (1.5)

3 (1.6)

4 (1.6)

 

  Parainfluenza virus

1 (1.5)

3 (1.6)

4 (1.6)

 

 Bacterial etiology [n(%)]

   

<  0.001

S. pneumoniae

3 (4.5)

19 (10.3)

22 (8.8)

 

H. influenzae

3 (4.5)

12 (6.5)

15 (6.0)

 

M. pneumoniae

5 (7.5)

8 (4.3)

13 (5.2)

 

K. pneumoniae

(−)

2 (1.1)

2 (0.8)

 

Combined etiologies [n(%)]

   

<  0.001

S. pneumonia plus H.pneumoniae

7 (10.4)

14 (7.6)

21 (8.4)

 

  Rhinovirus plus H.pneumoniae

(−)

22 (12.0)

22 (8.8)

 

  Influenza A/B virus plus S.pneumoniae

1 (1.5)

6 (3.3)

7 (2.8)

 

  Influenza A/B virus plus H.influenzae

(−)

2 (1.1)

2 (0.8)

 

  RSV plus H.influenzae

(−)

2 (1.1)

2 (0.8)

 

Results of radiologic study

 Dominant pattern [n(%)]

   

<  0.001

  GGO

3(4.5)

6 (3.3)

9 (3.6)

 

  Consolidation

23 (24.3)

103 (56.0)

126 (50.2)

 

  GGO plus consolidation

41 (61.2)

75 (40.7)

116 (46.2)

 

Distribution [n(%)]

   

0.015

  Unilateral

56 (83.5)

133 (72.2)

189 (75.3)

 

  Bilateral

5 (7.5)

10 (5.4)

15 (6.0)

 

  Multi-lobar (≥ 3 lobes)

6 (9.0)

41 (22.3)

47 (18.7)

 

 Pleural effusion [n(%)]

2 (3.0)

8 (4.3)

10 (4.0)

0.483

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number (%)
  2. NA Not available, Adv Adenovirus, RSV Respiratory syncytial virus, HMPV Human metapneumovirus, GGO Ground glass opacity, S. pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae, H. influenzae Haemophilus influenzae, M. pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae, K. pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae