|
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
Total patients |
63 |
57 |
48 |
43 |
|
Mean age, years |
8 |
±4 |
8 |
±3 |
|
Male:female |
1:1 |
1:1 |
1:1.5 |
1:1.5 |
|
Clinical symptoms |
Clinical symptoms |
Clinical symptoms |
Clinical
symptoms |
Clinical symptoms |
Clinical symptoms |
Fever |
60 |
100 |
42 |
100 |
|
Cough |
60 |
100 |
42 |
100 |
|
Tachypnoea* |
31 |
49 |
22 |
46 |
0.724 |
Rash |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Admission characteristics |
Admission characteristics |
Admission
characteristics |
Admission characteristics |
Admission characteristics |
Admission characteristics |
Days of fever prior to admission (mean±sd)
|
6 |
±2 |
6 |
±1 |
0.63 |
Use of antibiotics prior to admission |
43 |
68 |
33 |
69 |
0.956 |
duration of antibiotics use (hrs, (mean±sd)
|
3 |
±2 |
3 |
±1 |
0.131 |
Travel history |
12 |
19 |
14 |
29 |
0.230 |
Travel history China |
10 |
16 |
10 |
21 |
0.492 |
Complications |
Complications |
Complications |
Complications |
Complications |
Complications |
Use of oxygen |
7 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
0.822 |
hours of oxygen use (mean±sd)
|
60 |
±39 |
102 |
±76 |
0.295 |
Pleural effusion |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0.164 |
Laboratory Findings |
Laboratory Findings |
Laboratory Findings |
Laboratory Findings |
Laboratory Findings |
Laboratory
Findings |
Neutorphil count
(mean±sd)
|
8
|
±2
|
9
|
±3
|
0.955
|
C reactive protein (mean±sd)
|
48 |
±45 |
32 |
±29 |
0.082 |
Raised Alanine transaminase |
4 |
12 |
4 |
24 |
0.21 |
Cold agglutinin (mean±sd)
|
64 |
|
129 |
193 |
0.857 |
Fever characteristics (n=74) |
Fever characteristics (n=74) |
Fever
characteristics (n=74) |
Fever characteristics (n=74) |
Fever
characteristics (n=74) |
Fever characteristics (n=74) |
total duration of fever (mean±sd)
|
39 |
±23 |
68 |
±55 |
0.075 |
Time from macrolide to fever down (mean±sd)
|
33 |
±20 |
57 |
±55 |
0.257 |
TTD 24hrs |
21 |
40 |
8 |
38 |
0.903 |
TTD 48 hrs |
44 |
83 |
13 |
62 |
0.068 |
TTD 72hrs |
51 |
96 |
15 |
71 |
0.005 |
Use of doxycycline |
5 |
8 |
10 |
21 |
0.049 |
Time from doxycycline to fever down (hrs, (mean±sd)
|
18 |
±13 |
15 |
±12 |
0.61 |
Length of stay (days, (mean±sd)
|
3 |
±2 |
4 |
±3 |
0.004 |