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Table 2 Symptoms, clinical findings and viral codetection in CAP caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae

From: The importance of Haemophilus influenzae in community-acquired pneumonia: an emerging pathogen in the elderly regardless of comorbidities compared to Streptococcus pneumoniae

 

Total samples

S. pneumoniae

H. influenzae

 
 

n = 164

n = 111

n = 53

p

Symptoms and Clinical findings

 Fever, n (%)

147 (90)

100 (90)

47 (89)

 > 0.99

 Chills or rigor, n / N a (%)

105/163 (64)

76 (68)

29/52 (56)

0.16

 Pleuritic chest pain, n (%)

68 (41)

50 (45)

18 (34)

0.24

 Cough, n (%)

146 (89)

96 (86)

50 (94)

0.22

 Sputum, n / N (%)

97/163 (60)

65 (59)

32/52 (62)

0.85

 Dyspnoea, n (%)

127 (77)

86 (77)

41 (77)

 > 0.99

 Tachypnoea, n (%)

100 (61)

71 (64)

29 (55)

0.34

 Malaise, n (%)

144 (88)

96 (86)

48 (91)

0.62

 Auscultatory finding, n (%)

123 (75)

85 (77)

38 (72)

0.7

Radiological finding, n (%)

 Lobar infiltrate unilateral

81 (49)

65 (59)

16 (30)

0.005

-

 Lobar infiltrate bilateral

31 (19)

16 (14)

15 (28)

0.21

 Interstitial infiltrate unilateral

15 (9.1)

13 (12)

2 (3.8)

0.29

 Interstitial infiltrate bilateral

14 (8.5)

6 (5.4)

8 (15)

0.21

 Peribronchial infiltrate

1 (0.6)

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

 > 0.99

 Other finding indicating pneumonia

22 (13)

10 (9.0)

12 (23)

0.13

Viral finding, n (%)

54 (33)

41 (37)

13 (25)

0.16

 Entero-/ rhinovirus

28 (17)

19 (17)

9 (17)

 > 0.99

 Coronavirus

4 (2.4)

4 (3.6)

0 (0)

0.31

 Influenza A

7 (4.3)

5 (4.5)

2 (3.8)

 > 0.99

 Influenza B

4 (2.4)

3 (2.7)

1 (1.9)

 > 0.99

 Human metapneumovirus

6 (3.7)

5 (4.5)

1 (1.9)

0.67

 RSV A/B

6 (3.7)

6 (5.4)

0 (0)

0.18

 Parainfluensavirus 1 to 3

1 (0.6)

1 (0.9)

0 (0)

 > 0.99

 Adenovirus

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

-

 Parechovirus

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

  1. an/N if data is missing