Table 3 Clinical characteristics and outcome of the six children with community-acquired pneumonia and delayed recovery.
From: Prediction of delayed recovery from pediatric community-acquired pneumonia
Findings | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On admission | ||||||
Age (yrs), gender | 10, girls | 10, boy | 7, boy | 8, girl | 3, girl | 3, girl |
Fever (°C) | 37.5 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 37.5 | 40.3 |
Looking ill | no | Yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
CRP (mg/L) | 98 | 270 | 292 | 82 | 202 | 426 |
PCT (ng/mL) | 0.20 | 0.54 | 33.8 | 0.40 | 18.4 | 33.0 |
WBC (cells/μL) | 8.760 | 18200 | 31400 | 16250 | 27010 | 31400 |
ESR (mm/h) | 26 | 132 | 70 | 6 | 94 | 95 |
Pneumonia | interstitial | alveolar | alveolar | interstitial | alveolar | alveolar |
Primary antibiotics | macrolide | vancomycin | ampicillin | amoxicillin | ampicillin | ampicillin |
In hospital | ||||||
Complications | pleural fluid | lung abscess | no | no | empyema | empyema |
Fever >48 hours | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Hospital stay | no | 7 days | 7 days | no | 15 days | 15 days |
Serology | Mycoplasma | none | pneumococcus | mixed* | mixed† | none‡ |