The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Distribution of severe sepsis and septic shock among all studied groups

From: Platelet count as a predictor of outcome of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia at Zagazig University Hospitals, Egypt

Parameter	Group			Total (n = 250)	χ²	p value
Parameter	Group I (n = 15)	Group II (n = 202)	Group III (n = 33)	Total (n = 250)	χ²	p value
Severe sepsis	10 (66.7%)	68 (33.7%)	9 (27.3%)	87 (34.8%)	7.65	0.02^a
Septic shock	8 (53.3%)	40 (19.8%)	5 (15.2%)	53 (21.2%)	7.23	0.03^a

Group I, thrombocytopenia; group II, normal platelet count; group III, thrombocytosis
^aDifference between group I and other groups

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