TABLE 6.
Clinical data for Mycoplasma-positive and -negative groups
| Characteristic | No. of patients with:
|
P | Odds ratio (confidence interval [crude]) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Mycoplasma PCR results (n = 12) | Negative Mycoplasma PCR results (n = 94) | |||
| Sex (female) | 4 (33%) | 52 (55%) | 0.15 | 0.4 (0.1-1.4) |
| Mean age in yr (SD) | 43 (9) | 51 (16) | 0.011 | |
| Pulmonary disease | 0 (0%) | 19 (20%) | 0.12 | |
| Fever | 12 (100%) | 77 (82%) | 0.21 | |
| No sputum | 5 (42%) | 16 (17%) | 0.058 | 3.5 (1.0-12.4) |
| Rhinitis | 1 (8%) | 58 (62%) | <0.001 | 0.1 (0.1-1.4) |
| Chills | 4 (33%) | 52 (55%) | 0.15 | 0.4 (0.0-0.5) |
| Vomiting | 0 (0%) | 18 (19%) | 0.21 | |
| Painful lymph nodes | 0 (0%) | 9 (10%) | 0.59 | |
| Infiltrate on chest X ray (n = 100) | 4 (33%) | 16 (18%) | 0.25 | 2.3 (0.6-8.4) |
| CRPa ≥ 50 mg/liter (n = 101) | 10 (83%) | 44 (49%) | 0.03 | 5.1 (1.1-24.7) |
| ESRb (n = 102) | 12 (100%) | 52 (58%) | 0.003 | |
a
CRP, C-reactive protein.
b
The ESR normal levels were adjusted for age and sex as follows: for females of age 18 to 51 years, the normal level was 0 to 25 mm/h; for females of age 51 to 66 years, the normal level was 0 to 30; for males of age 18 to 51 years, the normal level was 0 to 15; for males of age 51 to 66 years, the normal level was 0 to 20; for males and females of more than 66 years of age, the normal level was 0 to 40.