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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 89:F163-F167 doi:10.1136/adc.2003.026013
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Infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum: is there a specific clinical and radiological course in the preterm infant?

Table 4

Radiograph scores for the three time periods

U urealyticum positive U urealyticum negative p Value
Values are median (interquartile range). p value obtained using the Wilcoxon test.
Day 1
    No of radiographs 22 30
    Diffuse granularity 1 (0–3) 3 (0–4) 0.038
    Emphysema 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.88
    Interstitial changes 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.89
Day 5
    No of radiographs 20 27
    Diffuse granularity 2 (0–3) 1 (0–3) 0.35
    Emphysema 1 (0–2) 0 (0–1) 0.045
    Interstitial changes 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.58
Day 10
    No of radiographs 20 24
    Diffuse granularity 0 (0–2) 0 (0–2) 0.75
    Emphysema 1 (0–3) 0 (0–1) 0.009
    Interstitial changes 0 (0–4) 0 (0–0) 0.14

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