Table 1 Features of the patients who received first line antibiotics and those who received antibiotics beyond first line
From: Community acquired paediatric pneumonia; experience from a pneumococcal vaccine- naive population
Received 1st line antibiotics(n = 44) | Received 2nd line antibiotics or beyond(n = 83) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
White cell count | |||
Normal | 65.9% (29) | 53.02%(44) | P = 0.2 |
Abnormal | 29.55%(13) | 31.32% (26) | |
Not available | 4.55% (2) | 15.66%(13) | |
Mean CRP level | 53.86 mg/l | 54.55 mg/l | P = 0.57 |
CRP > 25 | 50% (21) | 44.28% (31) | P = 0.81 |
Type of pneumonia | |||
Bronchopneumonia | 52.27%(23) | 45.79%(38) | P = 0.9 |
Lobar pneumonia | 47.73%(21) | 43.37%(36) | P = 0.9 |
Atypical Pneumonia | 10.84% (9) | ||