Table 5 No significant differences in laboratory findings of children hospitalized with M. pneumonia and C. pneumoniae infection

Cell immunity

  CD3+ (%)

63.6 ± 9.4

65.3 ± 9.3

61.9 ± 8.3

  CD3 + CD4+ (%)

36.8 ± 8.2

37.5 ± 8.6

33.9 ± 4.4

  CD3 + CD8+ (%)

22.9 ± 6.7

24.1 ± 5.7

23.6 ± 8.1

  CD4/CD8 (%)

1.8 ± 0.8

1.7 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 0.6

  CD3-CD19+ (%)

26.2 ± 9.8

26.1 ± 8.9

29.7 ± 9.2

  CD3-CD (16 + 56+) (%)

8.8 ± 5.7

6.6 ± 3.9

6.8 ± 2.8

  CD19 + CD23+ (%)

6.6 ± 3.6

6.9 ± 2.9

7.8 ± 2.5

  CD4 + CD25+ (%)

7.4 ± 3.5

6.0 ± 3.7

7.0 ± 2.4

Chest X-rays (LRTI) *

n = 171

n = 66

n = 13

  Lobar consolidation (%)

23 (13.5)

7 (10.6)

2 (15.4)

  Infiltration/opacities (%)

105 (61.4)

41 (62.1)

8 (61.5)

  Hyper aeration (%)

16 (9.4)

10 (15.2)

2 (15.4)

  Interstitial lesions (%)

59 (34.5)

25 (37.9)

4 (30.8)

  Pleural reaction (%)

4 (2.3)

0 (0)

1 (7.7)

Tidal lung function (LRTI)

n = 82

n = 54

n = 9

  Normal (0)

13 (15.9)

9 (16.7)

1 (11.1)

  Mild (1–3)

22 (26.8)

6 (11.1)

1 (11.1)

  Moderate (4–5)

23 (28.0)

18 (33.3)

1 (11.1)

  Severe (6–7)

20 (24.3)

17 (31.5)

4 (44.4)

  Extremely severe (8–9)

4 (4.9)

4 (7.4)

2 (22.2)