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Proportion of patients with atypical pathogen positive community - acquired pneumonia on the basis of PCR and serological findings
| Total number of enrolled patients with community acquired pneumonia: 722 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of atypical pathogen positive patients: 215 (29.78%) | ||||
| Detected Pathogen | By only ELISA | By only PCR | By both PCR and ELISA | Total of atypical pathogen positive cases |
| M. pneumoniae | 9 | 42 | 139 | 190 |
| C. pneumoniae | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| L. pneumophila | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
