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Table 3 Thoracic CT features with significant differentiating frequency

From: Differences and similarities of high-resolution computed tomography features between pneumocystis pneumonia and cytomegalovirus pneumonia in AIDS patients

 

PJP (n = 78)

CMV-P (n = 34)

P-value

Nodule, n (%)

7 (8.97)

16 (47.06)

< 0.001

Nodule-size, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Micro

1 (1.28)

5 (14.71)

 

 Small

5 (6.41)

11 (32.35)

 

 Large

1 (1.28)

0

 

Nodule-distribution, n (%)

  

< 0.001

 Centrilobular

3 (3.85)

8 (23.53)

 

 Perilymphatic

1 (1.28)

0

 

 Random

3 (3.85)

8(23.53)

 

Consolidation, n (%)

28 (35.90)

21 (61.77)

0.01

Halo sign, n (%)

9 (11.54)

11 (32.35)

0.01

  1. Data are presented as numbers of patients, with percentages in parentheses
  2. PJP Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, CMV-P cytomegalovirus pneumonia