Initial antibiotic treatment, n (%)
|
9 (4.5)
|
25 (12.3)
|
0.005a
|
At initial visit
|
7 (3.5)
|
21 (10.3)
| |
After 24 to 48 hours
|
2 (1.0)
|
4 (2.0)
| |
β-lactamb
|
4 (2.0)
|
13 (6.4)
|
-
|
Tetracycline
|
4 (2.0)
|
8 (3.9)
|
-
|
Macrolide
|
1 (0.5)
|
3 (1.5)
|
-
|
Quinolone
|
-
|
1 (0.5)
|
-
|
Patient demographics at initial antibiotic treatment, n (%)
| | | |
Body temperature ≥38.5°C, n (%)
|
-
|
4 (33.3c)
|
-
|
CRP level ≥50 mg/L, n (%)
|
2 (8.3d)
|
10 (67.0e)
|
< 0.001a
|
Duration of illness ≤5 days, n (%)
|
3 (3.3f)
|
12 (12.4f)
|
0.02a
|
Duration of illness > 5 days, n (%)
|
6 (5.4)
|
13 (12.1)
|
-
|
Patients with virus detected, n (%)
|
91 (45.0)
|
91 (44.6)
|
-
|
Antibiotics prescribed
|
3 (3.3g)
|
11 (12.1g)
|
0.03a
|
Patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae detected, n (%)
|
5 (2.5)
|
2 (1.0)
|
-
|
Antibiotics prescribed, n
|
2h
|
2h
| |
Patients with Chlamydophila pneumoniae detected, n (%)
|
1 (0.5)
|
-
| |
Antibiotics prescribed, n
|
1i
|
-
|
-
|