Distribution of radiographic and aetiological findings in 129 patients with lower respiratory tract infection.
| Aetiology | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radiographic findings | Bacterial n = 33 | Viral n = 43 | Dual n = 8 | Unknown n = 45 | Total n = 129 |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| Segmental pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Interstitial pneumonia | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Multi focal pneumonia | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Airways disease | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Non-infectious pulmonary features | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| Non-pulmonary features | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| Normal chest X-ray | 11 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 57 |
Values are number of cases. Eighteen patients had more than one radiographic finding.