Table 1.
Patterns of Resolution of Radiological Abnormalities Associated with CAP
| Day | No. | Cumulative dropouta no. (%) | Chest radiograph findings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | |||||||
| Normal | Opacities | Pleural fluid | Pulmonary edema | Atelectasis/ other findings related to infection | |||
| 0 | 119 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 119 (100%) | 11 (9.2%) | 5 (4.2%) | 6 (5.0%) |
| 10 | 107 | 12 (10.1%) | 33 (30.8%) | 65 (60.7%) | 17 (15.9%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (14.0%) |
| 28 | 95 | 24 (20.2%) | 65 (68.4%) | 23 (24.2%) | 4 (4.2%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (9.5%) |
aCumulative dropout reflects the number of patients in whom no follow-up radiography was performed