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Table 5 Age and gender characteristics of concordant and discordant cases

From: Comparing the yield of oropharyngeal swabs and sputum for detection of 11 common pathogens in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection

 

Sputum/OPS paired specimens

 
 

concordant cases

discordant cases

P value

 

n = 349

n = 91

 

Gender (boy)

211

58

0.568

Age (IQR)a

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

1.0 (0.4–1.7)

0.002

  1. aThe median age is shown in years