Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of pediatric CAP patients.

Time period	≤3 years				3–7 years				≥7 years
	n	Fever	Sputum and chest pain	Lung consolidation	n	Fever	Sputum and chest pain	Lung consolidation	n	Fever	Sputum and chest pain	Lung consolidation
Springa	22	10	22	7	10	10	10	1	21	20	19	8
Summerb	9	5	8	3	4	3	4	0	2	2	1	1
Autumnc	74	19	54	5	7	7	4	1	17	15	13	0
Winterd	137	44	97	31	15	12	11	2	53	47	39	10
Total	242	78	181	46	36	32	29	4	93	84	72	19

CAP: community-acquired pneumonia.

^aMarch 1 – May 31, 2011.

^bJune 1 – August 31, 2011.

^cSeptember 1 – November 20, 2011.

^dFebruary 15–28, 2011 and December 1, 2011–January 18, 2012.