Table 4.
Symptom duration before admission and distribution of pathogens in lung abscess
| Patient ID | Age (years) | Symptom duration before admission (days) | Pathogens identify by mNGS | Pathogens identify by Conventional examinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 63 | 150 | Capnocytophaga sputigena; Actinomycetes | Actinomycetes |
| P3 | 65 | 30 | Nocardia | Nocardia |
| P4 | 46 | 210 | Porphyromonas endodontalis; Treponema denticola | Negative |
| P8 | 50 | 60 | Negative | Negative |
| P9 | 66 | 90 | Negative | Negative |
| P11 | 33 | 6 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Negative |
| P14 | 80 | 12 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Negative |
| P18 | 44 | 20 | Staphylococcus aureus | Negative |
| P22 | 65 | 700 | Porphyromonas endodontalis; Treponema lecithinolyticum; Treponema denticola; Parvimonas micra | Negative |
| P27 | 71 | 700 | Negative | Negative |
| P28 | 74 | 60 | Porphyromonas endodontalis;Treponema denticola | Negative |
| P29 | 47 | 5 | Streptococcus constellatus | Negative |
| P30 | 44 | 11 | Streptococcus constellatus;Treponema denticola | Streptococcus constellatus |
| P36 | 56 | 2 | Negative | Negative |
| P39 | 55 | 30 | Penicillium marneffei | Penicillium marneffei |
| P44 | 65 | 120 | Fusobacterium nucleatum;Streptococcus constellatus | Fusobacterium nucleatum |
| P45 | 78 | 5 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRO) |
| P48 | 54 | 90 | Aspergillus fumigatus (False positive) | Negative |
| P50 | 78 | 20 | Negative | Actinomycetes |
| P53 | 60 | 30 | Escherichia coli | Negative |
| P57 | 63 | 270 | Treponema lecithinolyticum; Parvimonas micra | Negative |
| P60 | 73 | 120 | Treponema lecithinolyticum; Parvimonas micra | Negative |
| P64 | 62 | 15 | Streptococcus constellatus; Porphyromonas endodontalis; Parvimonas micra | Streptococcus constellatus |
| P82 | 58 | 30 | Fusobacterium nucleatum | Negative |
| P84 | 61 | 10 | Negative | Negative |
| P88 | 51 | 7 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Negative |
| P91 | 42 | 150 | Negative | Negative |
| P97 | 54 | 30 | Haemophilus influenzae | Negative |
| P99 | 73 | 20 | Negative | Negative |
| P100 | 25 | 1 | Negative | Negative |
| P103 | 62 | 6 | Streptococcus constellatus; Porphyromonas endodontalis | Streptococcus constellatus |