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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Aug;34(8):839–842. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000740

Table 2.

Demographics in the MATCHED cohort of Patients

Variable Name Beta-lactam
Monotherapy
(n=582), n (%)		 Macrolide
Monotherapy
(n=582), n (%)		 P-Value
Age
   1–5 years 339 (58) 339 (58)
   6–18 years 243 (42) 243 (42) >0.99
Clinical Signs & Symptoms
   Fever 43 (7) 45 (8) 0.82
   Respiratory Complaint 346 (59) 378 (65) 0.05
   Rales 288 (49) 258 (44) 0.08
   Wheezing 125 (21) 116 (20) 0.52
   Retractions 11 (2) 13 (2) 0.68
History of Asthma 141 (24) 141 (24) >0.99
Receipt of Albuterol 212 (36) 193 (33) 0.24
Receipt of Systemic Corticosteroids 54 (9) 64 (11) 0.33
Respiratory Season 293 (50) 267 (46) 0.13
Chest Radiograph Performed 251 (43) 253 (43) 0.91
Male Sex 309 (53) 323 (56) 0.41