Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of the Five C. Psittaci Pneumonia Cases
| Characteristics | Abnormal Patients/Total Patients, n (%) | Median Value (Range) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age, median (range, years) | 51 (36–66) | |
| History of exposure to avian or poultry | 3/5 (60) | |
| Underlying disease | 3/5 (60) | |
| Clinical manifestations | ||
| Fever > 38.5 °C | 5/5 (100) | 39.1 (38.7–40.5) |
| Cough, hypodynamia, dyspnea | 5/5 (100) | |
| Headache | 2/5 (40) | |
| Hypoxemia | 5/5 (100) | |
| Invasive ventilator support | 2/5 (40) | |
| ECOM support | 2/5 (40) | |
| APACHE II | 17.6 (8–22) | |
| Days from illness to respiratory failure | 4.8 (2–8) | |
| NGS detection sequence number | 217 (175–289) | |
| Laboratory testing | ||
| WBC (normal 4–10, × 109/L) | 4/5 (80) | 14.35 (10.4–20.08) |
| Neutrophil ratio (normal 45–75%) | 5/5 (100) | 93.03 (80.5–97.7) |
| CRP (normal 0–8 mg/L) | 5/5 (100) | 129.83 (16.8–423) |
| PCT (normal 0–0.05 ng/mL) | 5/5 (100) | 10.12 (0.058–100) |
| ESR (normal 0–15mm/h) | 5/5 (100) | 65.64 (25–100) |
| CK (normal 30–135 U/L) | 5/5 (100) | 2261.18 (14–8842.2) |
| LDH (normal 109–245 U/L) | 5/5 (100) | 737.96 (252.9–1433.1) |
| ALT (normal 9–50 U/L) | 5/5 (100) | 310.17 (65.7–2889.7) |
| AST (normal 15–40 U/L) | 5/5 (100) | 1554.11 (40.4–23,553.3) |
| Hypokalemia (normal 3.5–5.3 mmol/L) | 3/5 (80) | 3.1 (2.7–3.3)* |
| Hemoglobin | ||
| Treatment | ||
| Doxycycline | 2/5 (40) | |
| Moxifloxacin | 1/5 (20) | |
| Moxifloxacin+Doxycycline | 2/5 (40) | |
| The duration from admission to diagnosis (days) | 3 (2–4) | |
| Treatment result | ||
| Survive | 4/5 (80) | |
| Death | 1/5 (20) | |
Note: *The potassium levels just analyzed the values of hypokalemia patients.
Abbreviations: ECOM, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; APACHE, The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; CK, creatine kinase; CRP, C-reactive protein; CT, computed tomography; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; PCT, procalcitonin; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; WBC, white blood cell; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.