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. 2013 Aug 9;13:370. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-370

Table 4.

Chest radiograph findings of pneumonia patients with MRSA and non-MRSAa

Chest radiograph findings MRSA
Non-MRSA
P-value
(n=78) (n=865)
Single infiltrate
28 (35.9)
450 (52.0)
0.006
Multiple infiltrates
31 (39.7)
263 (30.4)
0.088
Diffuse bilateral infiltrates
19 (24.4)
152 (17.6)
0.136
Cavitation
1 (1.3)
11 (1.3)
1
Pleural effusion 16 (20.5) 126 (14.6) 0.16

aData are presented as numbers (percentages) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviation: MRSA methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.