Table 3 Characteristics of index CAP infection
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Type of CAP, n (%) | |
CAP* | 1,607 (78.8) |
HCAP† | 245 (12.0) |
Immunocompromised/immunosuppressed | 72 (3.5) |
Other | 43 (2.1) |
Unknown | 85 (4.2) |
Radiographic findings suggestive of bacterial pneumonia, n (%) | |
Infiltrate | 1,168 (57.3) |
Consolidation | 947 (46.4) |
Pleural effusion | 319 (15.6) |
Other | 100 (4.9) |
Unknown | 16 (0.8) |
Signs of acute illness at diagnosis, n (%) | |
New or increased cough | 1,575 (77.2) |
Purulent sputum or change in sputum character | 1,053 (51.6) |
Auscultatory findings consistent with pneumonia | 1,492 (73.2) |
Dyspnoea, tachypnoea, or hypoxaemia | 1,491 (73.1) |
Fever or hypothermia | 1,317 (64.6) |
White blood cell count >10,000 cells/mm3 or <4,500 cells/mm3 | 1,352 (66.3) |
Prognosis based on severity indices | |
PORT/PSI | |
Total, n (%) | 354 (17.4) |
Score, mean (SD) | 3.5 (1.1) |
I, n (%) | 18 (0.9) |
II, n (%) | 53 (2.6) |
III, n (%) | 83 (4.1) |
IV, n (%) | 148 (7.3) |
V, n (%) | 52 (2.6) |
CURB-65 | |
Number of patients (%) | 527 (25.8) |
Score, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.1) |