Radiographic features of Mycoplasma pneumoniaepneumonia: differential diagnosis and performance timing

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 3 Frequency of lobe involvement*

Parameter	M. pneumoniae (n = 64)	S. pneumoniae (n = 68)	p value
Lobe
Upper	33 (55)	30 (44)	0.2960
Middle	31 (48)	22 (32)	0.0759
Lower	51 (80)	47 (69)	0.2319
More than one lobe involved	46 (72)	31 (47)	0.0005

* Data represent numbers of patients and numbers in parentheses are percentages.

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