| Viral | Bacterial | Mixed | No pathogen | Clinically | Clinically | p-value c | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 35) | (n = 33) | (n = 6) | (n = 84) | bacterial a (n = 84) | viral b (n = 13) | Viral vs. bacterial | Viral vs. mixed | Viral vs. no pathogen | |
No antibiotic treatment before and after rtPCR, n (%) | 10 (28.6) | 7 (21.2) | 2 (33.3) | 32 (38.1) | 18 (21.4) | 8 (61.5) | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.32 |
Antibiotic treatment stopped after rtPCR, n (%) | 2 (5.7) | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Antibiotic treatment started after rtPCR, n (%) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (12.1) | 2 (33.3) | 8 (9.5) | 7 (8.3) | 3 (23.1) | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.64 |
Antibiotic treatment before and after rtPCR, n (%) | 18 (51.4) | 20 (60.6) | 2 (33.3) | 42 (50.0) | 55 (65.5) | 2 (15.4) | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.89 |
Correct management, n (%) | 12 (34.3) | 24 (72.7) | 4 (66.7) | Â | 62 (73.8) | 8 (61.5) | 0.002 | 0.30 | n/a |