Table 4.
Discharge Diagnosis and Diagnostic Evaluation
| Discharge Diagnosis | Total (n = 214) n (%) |
|---|---|
| No diagnosisa | |
| Sputa and/or bronchoscopyb | |
| 1 specimen | 14 (7) |
| 2 specimens | 7 (3) |
| 3 or more specimens | 17 (8) |
| Sputa onlyc | |
| 1 specimen | 7 (3) |
| 2 specimens | 5 (2) |
| 3 specimens or more | 8 (4) |
| NAAT | 1 (1) |
| Defined nonpulmonary diagnosisa | |
| Sputa and/or bronchoscopyb | |
| 1 specimen | 39 (18) |
| 2 specimens | 24 (11) |
| 3 or more specimens | 48 (22) |
| Sputa onlyc | |
| 1 specimen | 25 (12) |
| 2 specimens | 13 (6) |
| 3 specimens or more | 40 (19) |
| NAAT | 15 (7) |
| Pneumonia or bronchitisa | |
| Sputa and/or bronchoscopyb | |
| 1 specimen | 19 (9) |
| 2 specimens | 8 (4) |
| 3 or more specimens | 28 (13) |
| Sputa onlyc | |
| 1 specimen | 17 (8) |
| 2 specimens | 5 (2) |
| 3 specimens or more | 23 (11) |
| NAAT | 8 (4) |
| Tuberculosisa | |
| Sputa and/or bronchoscopyb | |
| 1 specimen | 1 (1) |
| 2 specimens | 0 (0) |
| 3 or more specimens | 9 (4) |
| Sputa onlyc | |
| 1 specimen | 0 (0) |
| 2 specimens | 0 (0) |
| 3 specimens or more | 7 (3) |
| NAAT | 5 (2) |
Abbreviations: NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test.
aThirty-eight patients with no diagnosis; 111 patients with a defined nonpulmonary diagnosis; 55 patients with a pneumonia or bronchitis diagnosis; 10 patients with a TB diagnosis.
bPatients who had a bronchoscopy and/or sputa obtained.
cExpectorated or induced sputa only obtained (no bronchoscopy performed).