Table 1.
Demographics and clinical findings
| Patients | [No.] | 36 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | [No., % of sample] | 18 (50) | ||
| Age | [years, M1, SD2] | 5 (±4) | ||
| At admission | After 48h | |||
| WBC3 | [M, SD, x109/L] | 13.8 (±7.3) | 9.2 (±3.8) | |
| CRP4 | [M, SD, mg/L] | 92.4 (±116.3) | 45.1 (±53.9) | |
| [No., % of sample] | At admission | After 48h | p value5 | |
| Cough | 22 (61) | 4 (11) | 0.0001 | |
| Dyspnea | 17 (47) | 5 (13) | 0.0002 | |
| Respiratory Failure | 7 (19) | 2 (5) | 0.0313 | |
| Fever | 33 (91) | 12 (33) | 0.0001 | |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 8 (22) | 3 (8) | NS | |
| Malaise | 21 (58) | 9 (25) | 0.0002 | |
| Sputum | 13 (36) | 4 (11) | 0.0020 | |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Complicated CAP | No. (% of sample) | 9 (25) | ||
| Upgrade of empiric antibiotic therapy | No. (% of sample) | 17 (47) | ||
| Time to resolution of fever | Hours (mean, SD) | 89 (±62) | ||
| Length of hospitalization | Days (mean, SD) | 11 (±7) | ||
1Mean value
2Standard deviation
3White blood cells
4C reactive protein
5Sign test