Table 1 The demographic data and the bacterial detection by multiplex real-time PCR

Characteristics

Bacteria detected n (%)1)

Virus detected n (%)1)

p-value

Gender

Female

82 (24.0)

72 (21.1)

p<0.001

Male

149 (43.7)

124 (36.4)

Age

16–60 years

56 (16.4)

51 (15.0)

p<0.001

>60 years

175 (51.3)

145 (42.5)

CAP patients

231

196

Positive rate

67.7

57.5

p=0.0056

1) The percentage among 341 CAP patients. CAP, community-acquired pneumonia.