Table 5.
Pleural effusion in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and interventional approach.
| Category | Total Population | MrMP | MLMP | MSMP | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Subjects | 5294 | Number of Actual Responses | 240 | Number of Actual Responses | 925 | Number of Actual Responses | 4129 | Number of Actual Responses | |
| Pleural effusion | 402 (7.7) |
5240 | 40 (16.7) | 240 | 125 (13.5) | 925 | 237 (5.8) |
4075 | <0.01 |
| <1/4 of the thorax ‖ | 290 (72.1) |
30 (75.0) |
99 (79.2) | 161 (68.5) | <0.01 | ||||
| 1/4-1/2 of the thorax ‖ | 5 (1.2) |
2 (5.0) |
0 (0) |
3 (1.3) |
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| ≥1/2 of the thorax ‖ | 2 (0.5) |
1 (2.5) |
1 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
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| Missing/unknown | 105 (26.2) |
7 (17.5) |
25 (0.2) |
73 (31.1) | |||||
| Intervention | |||||||||
| Thoracentesis | 12 (0.2) |
5240 | 4 (1.7) |
240 | 4 (0.4) |
925 | 4 (0.1) |
4129 | 0.01 |
| Chest tube insertion | 39 (0.7) |
5240 | 16 (6.7) |
240 | 12 (1.3) |
925 | 11 (0.3) |
4129 | <0.01 |
All data are presented as the number (%). For items with missing responses, the number of actual responses was entered in the column on the right. ‖: The ratio was confirmed with the denominator of the patient group with pleural effusion and not the number of total respondents. Abbreviations: MrMP, macrolide-refractory M. pneumoniae pneumonia; MLMP, macrolide-less effective M. pneumoniae pneumonia; MSMP, macrolide-sensitive M. pneumoniae pneumonia.