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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2025; 13(34): 111732
Published online Dec 6, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i34.111732
Table 1 Clinical symptoms and severity of illness (pneumonia severity index score)
Pathogenic microorganismsClinical symptoms and severity of illness (PSI score)
Low risk (≤ 90 points)
Medium risk (91-130 points)
High risk (> 130 points)
Influenza H1N1 virus1041
Influenza B virus1020
Streptococcus pneumoniae131
Adenovirus3784
SARS-CoV-2921
Table 2 Comparison of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 concentrations among different pneumonia severity index scores, n (%)

PSI classification
Low risk
Medium risk
High risk
NAMPT (pg/mL) (IQR) 35.29 (34.68)2,327.22 (26.23)1,321.19 (21.71)1,2
NMNAT1 (pg/mL) (IQR) 42.49 (44.50)2,326.19 (26.52)1,318.24 (18.77)1,2
Table 3 Comparison of concentrations of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 in low-risk patients with five common pathogenic microorganisms, n (%)

Influenza H1N1 virusLow risk (≤ 90 points)
SARS-CoV-2
Influenza B virus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenovirus
NAMPT (pg/mL) (IQR) 35.33 (35.41) 36.42 (36.43) 35.44 (35.45) 36.17 (38.19) 34.31 (34.39)
NMNAT1 (pg/mL) (IQR) 43.21 (42.95) 45.42 (45.09) 43.15 (42.35) 44.26 (44.41) 42.33 (41.91)
Table 4 Comparison of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 concentrations in medium-risk patients with five common pathogenic microorganisms, n (%)

Influenza H1N1 virusPSI (scores 91-130)
SARS-CoV-2
Influenza B virus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenovirus
NAMPT (pg/mL) (IQR) 27.32 (26.53) 27.4 (27.90) 25.31 (25.02) 26.29 (25.27) 26.19 (25.82)
NMNAT1 (pg/mL) (IQR) 27.22 (27.21) 26.4 (26.52) 25.19 (24.77) 26.49 (26.13) 25.22 (23.97)
Table 5 Comparison of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase and nicotinamide nucleotide adenylyltransferase 1 concentrations in high-risk patients with five common pathogenic microorganisms, n (%)

Influenza H1N1 virusPSI (scores > 130)
SARS-CoV-2
Influenza B virus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Adenovirus
NAMPT (pg/mL) (IQR) 21.32 (19.66) 22.42 (21.56) 20.31 (18.91) 23.29 (21.92) 23.19 (22.25)
NMNAT1 (pg/mL) (IQR) 18.22 (19.10) 19.46 (20.08) 15.19 (17.79) 20.49 (18.62) 20.22 (20.54)