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. 2015 Sep 30;10(9):e0139144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139144

Table 2. Clinical manifestations, Radiologic characters and laboratory findings of the patients.

No. of patients (%)
Clinical manifestations
    Fever 56 (81%)
    Cough 39 (56%)
Dyspnea 24 (35%)
Radiologic characters (CT scanning)
    Ground glass opacity (GGO) 56 (81%)
    Reticulation 36 (52%)
    Lymph node enlargement 25 (36%)
    Patchy scattered infiltrates and parenchymal consolidations 22 (32%)
    Pleural infusion 17 (25%)
    Interlobular septa thicken 16 (23%)
    Nodular consolidations 10 (14%)
    Pneumothorax 5 (7%)
    Cystic lesions 2 (3%)
    Laboratory findings
    WBC count, cell/μl, mean ±SD 7335±4528
    Lymphocytes, cell/μl, mean ±SD 529±661
    CD4+ T cell, cell/μl 169±196
    Albumin, g/L, mean ±SD 30±4
    Serum IgG, g/L, mean ±SD 9.44±5.24
    Serum IgA, g/L, mean ±SD 1.90±0.75
    Serum IgM, g/L, mean ±SD 1.02±0.43
    LDH, U/L 477±145
    PaO2/FiO2 ratios, mean ±SD 217±98
    Co-infections 24(34%)
    Cytomegalovirus DNA PCR positive 13(19%)
    Bacterium in BAL* 5(7%)
    Aspergillus in BAL 7(10%)

* Included pseudomonas aeruginosa in three specimens, Acinetobacter baumannii in one specimen, Klebsiella pneumonia in one specimen