Table 1 Duration of fever in 94 children with community-acquired pneumonia, in relation to fever and other clinical signs/symptoms on admission, findings in physical and radiological examination and four serum non-specific inflammatory markers.
From: Prediction of delayed recovery from pediatric community-acquired pneumonia
< 12 hours | 12-24 hours | > 24 hours | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 27) | (N = 42) | (N = 25) | ||
Fever (°C) | 38.6 ± 1.3 | 38.7 ± 0.9 | 38.6 ± 0.9 | 0.86 § |
Fever >37,5°C (N = 81) | 21 (25.9) | 39 (48.2) | 21 (25.9) | 0.19 # |
Fever >39,5°C (N = 16) | 7 (43.8) | 7 (43.8) | 2 (12.5) | 0.23 # |
Cough (N = 84) | 26 (31.0) | 36 (42.9) | 22 (26.2) | 0.39 # |
Vomiting (N = 29) | 8 (27.6) | 12 (41.4) | 9 (31.0) | 0.81 # |
Chest pain (N = 15) | 3 (20.0) | 8 (53.3) | 4 (26.7) | 0.72 # |
Abdominal pain (N = 23) | 6 (26.1) | 11 (47.8) | 6 (26.1) | 0.95 # |
Respiratory rate * | 40.45 ± 11.7 | 37.5 ± 14.5 | 30.1 ± 12.5 | 0.04 § |
Tachypnea † (N = 29) | 10 (34.5) | 15 (51.7) | 4 (13.8) | 0.31 # |
Crackles ‡ (N = 47) | 15 (31.9) | 20 (42.6) | 12 (25.5) | 0.83 # |
Dullness (N = 11) | 2 (18.2) | 7 (63.6) | 2 (18.2) | 0.37 # |
Decreased breath sounds (N = 56) | 13 (23.2) | 27 (48.2) | 17 (30.4) | 0.16 # |
Alveolar infiltration (N = 58) | 18 (31.5) | 26 (44.8) | 14 (24.1) | 0.19 # |
Pleural fluid (N = 12) | 5 (41.7) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 0.74 # |
CRP (mg/L) | 146.2 ± 131.9 | 159.3 ± 118.0 | 102.1 ± 103.3 | 0.25 § |
PCT (ng/mL) | 14.1 ± 19.6 | 10.5 ± 12.9 | 5.9 ± 14.9 | 0.18 § |
WBC (cells/μL) | 20363 ± 9846 | 18343 ± 9148 | 15669 ± 6612 | 0.16 § |
ESR (mm/h) | 81.9 ± 29.3 | 68.5 ± 31.6 | 57.6 ± 33.9 | 0.03 § |