TABLE 4.
Characteristics of pneumococcal CAP patients with pneumococcal DNA (Spn9802) detected in plasma at admissiona
| No. | Age (yr)/sexb | Comorbidity | Smoking | PSI scorec | Blood culture positivity | Days from disease onset to acute-phase serum | Days from acute- to convalescent-phase serum | Serotype/degree of encapsulation | Spn9802 DNA copies/ml | Ig titer ratio (convalescent/acute)d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83/F | No | 93 | Yes | 6 | 26 | 19F/high | 1.0 × 1010 | 0.58 (33/57) | |
| 2 | 79/F | No | 97 | Yes | 8 | 24 | 9V/low | 3.0 × 109 | 1.33 (64/48) | |
| 3 | 89/F | Lung disease | No | 79 | Yes | 7 | 58 | 7F/low | 1.8 × 104 | 1.05 (21/20) |
| 4 | 23/M | No | 78 | No | 11 | 34 | 7F/low | 6.2 × 103 | 2.89 (528/183) | |
| 5 | 54/M | Liver disease, lung disease | Yes | 115 | Yes | 4 | 31 | 3/high | 4.5 × 103 | 2.12 (172/81) |
| 6 | 58/M | Yes | 88 | No | 10 | 34 | 3/high | 5.8 × 102 | 1.45 (122/84) | |
| 7 | 31/M | No | 31 | No | 4 | 29 | 7F/low | 4.0 × 102 | 6.86 (48/7) | |
| 8 | 74/M | Heart disease, tumor | No | 124 | No | 2 | 25 | 3/high | 1.8 × 102 | 2.35 (87/37) |
a
CAP, community-acquired pneumonia.
b
F, female; M, male.
c
PSI, pneumonia severity index.
d
Ig, immunoglobulin.