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Table 6 The six-point scoring system for predicting Legionella pneumonia in non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 patients

From: Legionella pneumonia due to non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1: usefulness of the six-point scoring system

 

CRP > 187 mg/L

Na < 133 mmol/L

Temperaturea > 39.4 °C (°C)

Plt < 171 × 109/L

LDH > 225 IU/L

Dry cough

Total score

1

- (37.0)

0

2

- (36.5)

0

3

+

+

- (39.2)

+

3

4

- (38.8)

+

+

2

5

+

+

- (37.7)

+

3

6

+

- (36.7)

1

7

+

- (38.3)

+

2

8

- (38.3)

+

1

9

+

+

- (37.0)

+

3

10

- (36.5)

0

11

+

- (39.3)

+

+

3

  1. Abbreviations: CRP C-reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Na sodium, Plt platelet
  2. aThe patient’s body temperature is indicated in parentheses