Table 2.
Infection and FUO | Patients Randomly Assigned to No Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (cooked diet; n = 78) |
Patients Randomly Assigned to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (raw diet; n = 75) |
P (cooked v raw) | Patients Not Randomly Assigned (preferred cooked diet; n = 53) |
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||||
Patients with any major infection | 23 | 29 | 26 | 35 | .60 | 19 | 36 | |||
Patients with pneumonia | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | .06 | 12 | 23 | |||
Patients with bacteremia or fungemia | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | .03 | 4 | 8 | |||
Patients with pneumonia accompanied by bacteremia or fungemia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .74 | 3 | 6 | |||
Patients with any minor infection | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .99 | 4 | 8 | |||
Patients with FUO | 40 | 51 | 27 | 36 | .07 | 22 | 42 | |||
Patients with either major or minor infection | 28 | 36 | 30 | 40 | .62 | 23 | 43 | |||
Patients with infection or FUO | 68 | 87 | 57 | 76 | .09 | 45 | 85 |
Abbreviation: FUO, fever of unknown origin.