Table 2.
Association of various clinical variables with mixed infections in patients with SCAP
No findings of copathogens (n = 117) | Findings of copathogens (n = 187) | P value | |
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COPD or bronchiectasis | 16 (13.7%) | 51 (27.3%) | 0.005 |
Immunocompromised status | 8 (6.8%) | 57 (30.5%) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 18 (15.4%) | 22 (11.8%) | 0.36 |
APACHE III score, mean ± SD | 20.9 ± 5.5 | 18.7 ± 5.2 | 0.89 |
Pneumonia severity index, mean ± SD | 143.5 ± 14.6 | 159.2 ± 18.9 | 0.04 |
Total 30-day mortality | 51 (43.6%) | 92 (49.2%) | 0.34 |
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SD standard deviation