Table 4

Radiograph scores for the three time periods

U urealyticum positiveU urealyticum negativep Value
Values are median (interquartile range). p value obtained using the Wilcoxon test.
Day 1
    No of radiographs2230
    Diffuse granularity1 (0–3)3 (0–4)0.038
    Emphysema0 (0–0)0 (0–0)0.88
    Interstitial changes0 (0–0)0 (0–0)0.89
Day 5
    No of radiographs2027
    Diffuse granularity2 (0–3)1 (0–3)0.35
    Emphysema1 (0–2)0 (0–1)0.045
    Interstitial changes0 (0–0)0 (0–0)0.58
Day 10
    No of radiographs2024
    Diffuse granularity0 (0–2)0 (0–2)0.75
    Emphysema1 (0–3)0 (0–1)0.009
    Interstitial changes0 (0–4)0 (0–0)0.14