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Figures & data
Table 1 Patient Background
Table 2 Patients Comorbidities
Figure 1 Types of pneumonia.
Notes: There was no significant difference in pneumonia severity grades (p = 0.427, chi-square test) between the early and late phases.
Abbreviations: CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; NHCAP, nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia.
Figure 2 Pneumonia severity.
Notes: Pneumonia of moderate severity was most common in both early and late phases, with moderate and severe cases accounting for nearly 90% of the total (early phase, 86.8%; late phase, 88.3%). Patients with extremely severe pneumonia comprised 9.8% of cases in the early phase and 9.3% in the late phase.
Figure 3 Causative bacteria.
Notes: Streptococcus pneumoniae was the most common cause in both phases, accounting for 12.2% of cases in the early phase and 9.7% in the late phase.
Table 3 Characteristics of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients