Table 4 Showed the radiological CT chest finding during initial infection and re-infection
First infection | Re-infection | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | % | Count | % | ||
Unilateral/Bilateral | |||||
Unilateral | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.250 |
Bilateral | 50 | 100.0 | 47 | 94.0 | |
Upper/Lower lobes | |||||
Lower | 49 | 98.0 | 50 | 100.0 | 1 |
Both | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Ground glass opacities | |||||
Yes | 50 | 100.0 | 50 | 100.0 | – |
Consolidations | |||||
Yes | 30 | 60.0 | 14 | 28.0 | < 0.001 |
No | 20 | 40.0 | 36 | 72.0 | |
Mediastinal lymph nodes | |||||
Yes | 22 | 44.0 | 25 | 50.0 | 0.678 |
No | 28 | 56.0 | 25 | 50.0 | |
Pleural effusions | |||||
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.250 |
No | 50 | 100.0 | 47 | 94.0 | |