TABLE 2.

Clinical findings and results of nested PCR in patients with CNPA

Patient no.	Age (yr)	Smoking level (BI)a	Underlying diseaseb	Corticosteroidsc	Feverd	Neutrophil count/mm3	Lymphocyte count/mm3	CRPe (mg/dl)	Chest X-ray findingsf	Nested PCRg
10	65	1,800	IIP	+	−	4,480	1,450	7.90	LUL abscess (+)	+
11	68	900	Old TB	−	−	3,490	2,300	6.88	RUL + LUL cavity (+)	+
12	64	1,200	DM	−	+	7,360	1,150	19.7	RUL + LUL cavity (+)	+
13	73	1,010	Old TB	−	−	7,460	1,150	3.80	RLL cavity (+)	−
14	67	600	Old TB	−	−	3,290	1,990	4.75	RUL cavity (+)	+

^aBI, Brinkman smoking index. 

^bIIP, idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; TB, tuberculosis; DM, diabetes mellitus. 

^c+, used; −, not used. 

^d+, present; −, absent. 

^eCRP, C-reactive protein. 

^fLUL, left upper lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; RLL, right lower lobe. +, present. 

^g+, positive; −, negative.