TABLE 2.
Demographic characteristics of bacterial and nonbacterial infections of the lower respiratory tracta
| Group | Age (yr) | Sex |
Department |
Underlying disease(s) presence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | GER | RES | ICU | Yes | No | ||
| Bacterial infections | 72.80 ± 14.82 | 16 (80%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (20%) | 11 (55%) | 5 (25%) | 18 (90%) | 2 (10%) |
| Nonbacterial infections | 69.04 ± 12.09 | 17 (65.38%) | 9 (34.62%) | 4 (15%) | 19 (73%) | 3 (12%) | 22 (85%) | 4 (15%) |
| P value | 0.348 | 0.336 | 0.391 | 0.684 | ||||
a
GER, geriatrics department; RES, respiratory department; ICU, intensive care unit.