Table 1.
Patient | Age, y | Sex | Medical History | CT | Nuclear Acid Test | Maximal Temperature, ºC | Glucocorticoid Therapy | Complication | Duration of Clinical Course, d |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | M | Hypertension | Bilateral, 2nd week confirmed, 3rd week alleviated | Positive | 39.3 | Yes | Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 28 |
2 | 78 | M | Diabetes | Positive (outside hospital) | Positive | 39.1 | Yes | Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 10 |
3 | 88 | M | Encephalotrophy, smoking | Bilateral positive | Positive | 39 | Yes | Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 9 |
4 | 84 | F | Hypertension and diabetes | Bilateral positive | Positive | 39 | Yes | Heart and respiratory failure, severe pneumonia | 6 |
5 | 78 | M | Hypertension and heart failure | Bilateral positive | Positive | 38.7 | Yes | Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 5 |
6 | 67 | F | Chronic bronchitis, hypertension, GI ulceration, liver cirrhosis, esophagus carcinoma | Right side positive | Positive | 38.3 | Yes | Respiratory failure | 28 |
7 | 72 | M | Chronic bronchitis | Bilateral positive | Positive | 39.4 | Yes | Heart failure | 13 |
8 | 92 | M | Brain infarction | Bilateral positive | NA | 38.5 | Yes | Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 20 |
9 | 36 | M | Unknown | Bilateral positive | NA | 39.5 | Yes | Acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock | 14 |
10 | 81 | M | Cardiac disease | Bilateral positive | NA | 38.9 | Yes | Septic shock | 7 |
11 | 66 | M | Chronic renal failure, hypertension | Bilateral positive | Positive | 36.6 | NA | Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 8 |
12 | 70 | M | Unknown | Bilateral positive | NA | 39 | Yes | Cardiac and respiratory arrest | 18 |
13 | 38 | M | Lymphoma | Right lung positive | Positive | 39.8 | NA | GI bleeding | 19 |
14 | 84 | F | Lung cancer, hypertension, diabetes | Bilateral positive | Positive | Normal | NA | Multiple organ failure | 28 |
Abbreviations: CT, computed tomography; d, day; GI, gastrointestinal; NA, not applicable; y, year.