Table 3 Distribution of severe - atypical pathogen positive pneumonia according to microbiological status
Pathogens | Severe ApCAP N = 97 | Non-severe ApCAP N = 118 | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pure atypical pathogen | ||||
- Only one atypical pathogen | 50 (51.55) | 94 (79.66) | 1 | - |
- Atypical pathogen mix- infection | 4 (4.12) | 6 (5.08) | 1.25 (0.34-4.65) | 0.736 |
Co-infection with typically bacterial pathogen | 27 (27.83) | 11 (9.32) | 4.62 (2.11-10.1) | <0.0001 |
- Streptococcus pneumoniae | 14 | 4 | ||
- Haemophilus influenzae | 8 | 4 | ||
- Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 | 3 | ||
- Others (S. aureus; K. pneumoniae…) | 4 | 0 | ||
Co-infection with respiratory virus | 13 (13.4) | 6 (5.1) | 4.07 (1.46-11.4) | 0.007 |
- RSV | 2 | 0 | ||
- Influenza A, B virus | 3 | 0 | ||
- Adenovirus | 4 | 0 | ||
- Rhinovirus | 4 | 4 | ||
- Other virus | 0 | 2 | ||
Co-infection with typical bacteria & respiratory virus | 3 (3.1) | 1 (0.8) | 5.64 (0.57-55.6) | 0.139 |