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Table 3 Chest radiographic findings and disease progression of MERS-Cov cases by final outcome

From: Role of chest radiograph in MERS-Cov pneumonia: a single tertiary referral center experience in the United Arab Emirates

Characteristics

Total lesions

Final outcome status

Disease outcome

p-value*

Deceased

Recovered

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Frequency

44 (100)

6 (13.64)

38 (86.36)

 

Type of lung opacity

 Ground-glass opacity

9 (20.45)

6 (100)

3 (7.89)

<0.001

 Consolidation

9 (20.45)

6 (100)

3 (7.89)

<0.001

 Patchy consolidation

3 (6.82)

2 (33.33)

1 (2.63)

0.045

 Confluent consolidation

5 (11.36)

4 (66.67)

1 (2.63)

0.001

 Nodular

1 (2.27)

0

1 (2.63)

>0.999

 Reticular

1 (2.27)

0

1 (2.63)

>0.999

 Opacity central

1 (2.27)

1 (16.67)

0

0.136

 Opacity peripheral

10 (22.73)

5 (83.33)

5 (13.16)

0.001

 Pleural effusion

8 (18.2%)

6 (100)

2 (05.26)

<0.001