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. 2012 Apr 26;19(5):817–823. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000752

Table 2.

The top 10 most informative uni-grams, bi-grams, and Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) concepts for pneumonia identification according to χ2 and t statistics

Uni-gram Bi-gram UMLS concept
χ2 Statistic
 col sputum cx Microbial culture of sputum
 tan sputum culture Sputum
 coughs h1n1 positive Fluorescence Units
 pneumo acquired pneumonia Structure of middle lobe of lung
 sputum positive h1n1 Influenza preparation
 consolidation pneumonia continue H1N1
 stacking continue lpv Influenza virus vaccine
 cart coarse mechanical Novel H1N1 influenza
 proning continue oseltamivir Oseltamivir
 coccyx treatment pneumonia Infiltration
t Statistic
 sputum sputum cx Microbial culture of sputum
 suctioning sputum culture Sputum
 h1n1 continue lpv Consolidation
 ventilatory h1n1 influenza Infiltration
 consolidation acquired pneumonia Influenza preparation
 secretions bacterial pneumonia Influenza virus vaccine
 lpv continue oseltamivir Pneumonia
 coughing decreased breath Fluorescence Units
 flu positive h1n1 Influenza
 tachypneic urine sputum Decreased breath sounds