Clinical signs and symptoms, N° (%) | |
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Fever | 185 (93) |
Cough | 129 (65) |
Dyspnoea | 60 (30) |
Wheezing | 31 (15.5) |
Chest pain | 6 (3) |
Rhinorrhea | 69 (35) |
Asthenia | 98 (49) |
Myalgia | 7 (4) |
Abdominal pain | 11 (5) |
Vomiting | 35 (17.5) |
Diarrhoea | 10 (5) |
Rash | 3 (2) |
Headache | 2 (1) |
Hypoxemia (sat 02 <93%), N° (%) | 34 (17) |
Laboratory Findings | |
Leukocyte count (mm3) - median (range) | 8480 (5447-11987) |
Neutrophils (%) - median (range) | 64 (39-77) |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) - median (range) | 11.9 (10.8-13.1) |
Haemoglobin < 10 g/dL, N° (%) | 28 (14.4) |
Platelet count per mm3 - median (range) | 268.000 (201.500-355.000) |
PCR (mg/l) - median (range) | 8.1 (2.3-26.8) |
Procalcitonin (μg/L) - median (range) | |
Positive blood culture*- patients N° | 4 |
Elevated aspartate aminotransferease, N° | 7 |
Chest Radiography | |
Pneumonia - N°/total N° (%) | 107/132 (81.1) |
Interstitial pneumonia, N° (%) | 25 (24) |
Lobar consolidation | 79 (73.8) |
Unilateral consolidation, N° (%) | 44 (41.1) |
Bilateral consolidation, N° (%) | 20 (18.6) |
Pleural effusion, N° (%) | 5 (4) |