Correlation between clinical features, high-resolution computed tomography findings, and a visual scoring system in patients with pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8750664	Respiratory Investigation	2018	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This study provides the first evidence that the total affected area on lung HRCT was more with MP compared to S. pneumoniae pneumonia in hypoxemic patients and positively correlated with hypoxemia and serum inflammatory markers.

Keywords

IQR SVC HRCT IVC superior vena cava COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease high-resolution computed tomography lactate dehydrogenase LDH Mycoplasma pneumoniae interquartile range Hypoxemia Inferior vena cava C-reactive protein CRP A-DROP

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Correlation between clinical features, high-resolution computed tomography findings, and a visual scoring system in patients with pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Authors

Takeshi Saraya, Kosuke Ohkuma, Yayoi Tsukahara, Takayasu Watanabe, Daisuke Kurai, Haruyuki Ishii, Hirokazu Kimura, Hajime Goto, Hajime Takizawa,