Table 3 |
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of the six children with community-acquired pneumonia and delayed recovery. |
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Findings |
Case 1 |
Case 2 |
Case 3 |
Case 4 |
Case 5 |
Case 6 |
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On admission |
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Age (yrs), gender |
10, girls |
10, boy |
7, boy |
8, girl |
3, girl |
3, girl |
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Fever (°C) |
37.5 |
39.5 |
39.2 |
39.5 |
37.5 |
40.3 |
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Looking ill |
no |
Yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
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CRP (mg/L) |
98 |
270 |
292 |
82 |
202 |
426 |
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PCT (ng/mL) |
0.20 |
0.54 |
33.8 |
0.40 |
18.4 |
33.0 |
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WBC (cells/μL) |
8.760 |
18200 |
31400 |
16250 |
27010 |
31400 |
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ESR (mm/h) |
26 |
132 |
70 |
6 |
94 |
95 |
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Pneumonia |
interstitial |
alveolar |
alveolar |
interstitial |
alveolar |
alveolar |
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Primary antibiotics |
macrolide |
vancomycin |
ampicillin |
amoxicillin |
ampicillin |
ampicillin |
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In hospital |
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Complications |
pleural fluid |
lung abscess |
no |
no |
empyema |
empyema |
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Fever >48 hours |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
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Hospital stay |
no |
7 days |
7 days |
no |
15 days |
15 days |
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Serology |
Mycoplasma |
none |
pneumococcus |
mixed* |
mixed† |
none‡ |
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* Parainfluenza viral, mycoplasmal and pneumococcal serology positive; † influenza A viral and mycoplasmal serology positive; ‡ Group A hemolytic streptococci grew in pleural fluid. |
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Don et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2010 36:51 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-36-51 |
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