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. 2015 Sep 23;10:2009–2016. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S82752

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Box-and-whisker plots showing (A) white blood cell (WBC) count and (B) C-reactive protein (CRP) comparing the Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pn) group, including isolated only S. pneumoniae infection (n=8) with Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) group, including enteric and nonfermenting GNB (n=11); the other bacteria (OthrBac) group, including Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus (n=8); the V-B Mix group, including mixed viral and bacterial infection (n=6); the viral group (n=11); and the not determined (ND) group, in which no pathogen was detected (n=6). Data are presented as median (interquartile range).

Notes: *P<0.005; **P<0.0005.