| PCT < 0.5 µg/L N = 23 | PCT ≥ 0.5 µg/L N = 17 |
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| MW | SD | Median | Range | 95%CI | MW | SD | Median | Range | 95%CI | p-value | |
Age (month) | 22.8 | 14.0 | 23 | 3 - 129 | 11.1 - 18.3 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 20 | 13 - 43 | 18.3 - 26.7 | n.s. | |
Temperature (˚C) | 39.9 | 0.5 | 40.5 | 39 - 40.9 | 39.7 - 40.1 | 39.9 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 39.0 - 40.7 | 39.6 - 40.2 | n.s. | |
Duration of fever (days) | 5.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 3 - 12 | 4.4 - 6.4 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 1 - 7 | 3.7 - 5.4 | n.s. | |
Days of fever | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1 - 4 | 1.3 - 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 - 4 | 1.3 - 2.3 | n.s. | |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 4.5 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 3 - 8 | 4.1 - 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 2 - 8 | 3.8 - 5.6 | n.s. | |
Duration of therapy (days) | 4.4 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 2 - 5 | 3.6 - 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1 - 6 | 1.0 - 1.8 | n.s. | |