Table 2 Laboratory values of the corticosteroid-resistant and corticosteroid-sensitive RMPP cases.

From: The clinical characteristics of corticosteroid-resistant refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae pneumonia in children

 

Corticosteroid-sensitive (n = 147)

Corticosteroid-resistant (n = 36)

P value

WBC, mean ± SD, ×109/L

7.44 ± 2.76

8.61 ± 3.65

<0.05

N%, mean ± SD

64.04 ± 11.33

74.80 ± 10.11

<0.01

L%, mean ± SD

26.74 ± 9.75

18.23 ± 8.33

<0.01

PLT, mean ± SD, ×109/L

278.58 ± 87.76

246.17 ± 83.75

<0.05

LDH, mean ± SD, U/L

423.59 ± 135.05

674.13 ± 324.54

<0.01

CRP, mean ± SD, mg/L

25.30 ± 28.33

73.80 ± 49.04

<0.01

Cell-mediated immunity, %

 CD3+ cells

65.17 ± 8.94

58.31 ± 10.00

<0.01

 CD3 + CD4+ cells

35.13 ± 7.38

31.23 ± 9.74

<0.01

 CD3 + CD8+ cells

25.13 ± 6.18

23.24 ± 3.51

>0.05

 CD3 − CD19+ cells

20.01 ± 7.46

25.40 ± 9.46

<0.01

 CD3 − CD(16+56)+ natural killer cells

12.68 ± 7.77

14.37 ± 8.28

>0.05

 CD19 + CD23+ cells

6.69 ± 3.73

8.19 ± 4.19

<0.05

Humoral immunity

 IgA, mean ± SD, g/L

1.26 ± 0.67

1.10 ± 0.59

>0.05

 IgG, mean ± SD, g/L

8.04 ± 2.80

8.01 ± 2.02

>0.05

 IgM, mean ± SD, g/L

1.62 ± 0.75

1.47 ± 0.57

>0.05

  1. All the values are expressed as mean ± SD.
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