Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with antiviral therapy started <24 h from the onset of varicella (group A) and of patients with antiviral therapy started >24 h from the onset of disease or without antiviral therapy (group B)
From: Varicella associated pneumoniae in a pediatric population
Group A | Group B | |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 13 | 41 |
Age median (range) | 3.85 years (6 months-10 years) | 3.56 years (2 weeks-9.5 years) |
Sex (Male%/Female%) | 53.8%/46.2% | 51.2%/48.8% |
Number of patients with a pre-existing health problem (%) | 15.3% | 12.2% |