Clinical characteristics, chest x-ray, and laboratory examinations of adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute Q fever^a.

GPT = Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase; GOT = Glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase. aCategorical variables were analyzed using the Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test where appropriate. Continuous variables were analyzed using Student’s t-test. bLeukocytosis was defined as a white blood cell count of >10000 cells/mm3. cAnemia was defined as a hemoglobin level of <10.0 g/dl. dThrombocytopenia was defined as a platelet count of <150000 platelets/mm3. ePresented as the mean ± standard deviation. *CAP vs. acute Q fever in study period, p<0.05. **CAP vs. acute Q fever in pre-study period, p<0.05. ***CAP vs. total acute Q fever, p<0.05.