| Viral | Bacterial | Mixed | No pathogen | Clinically | Clinically | p-value c | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 27) | (n = 4) | (n = 3) | (n = 18) | bacterial a (n = 22) | viral b (n = 15) | Viral vs. bacterial | Viral vs. mixed | Viral vs. no pathogen | |
No antibiotic treatment before and after rtPCR, n (%) | 12 (44.4) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (33.3) | 6 (27.3) | 11 (73.3) | 0.87 | 0.40 | 0.46 |
Antibiotic treatment stopped after rtPCR, n (%) | 6 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (9.1) | 4 (26.7) | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.27 |
Antibiotic treatment started after rtPCR, n (%) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.34 |
Antibiotic treatment before and after rtPCR, n (%) | 8 (29.6) | 3 (75.0) | 2 (66.7) | 8 (44.4) | 11 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.32 |
Correct management, n (%) | 18 (66.7) | 3 (75.0) | 3 (100.0) | Â | 14 (63.6) | 15 (100.0) | 1.00 | 0.66 | n/a |