PCT < 0.5 µg/L N = 23

PCT ≥ 0.5 µg/L N = 17

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.