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| PCT < 0.5 µg/L % | PCT ≥ 0.5 µg/L % | p-value |
| Patients |
| 57.5 | 42.1 | 0.0001 |
| Gender | Male | 59.2 | 64.7 |
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| Female | 47.8 | 35.3 | n.s. |
| Blood culture | Blood culture | 21.7 | 35.3 |
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| No blood culture | 78.3 | 64.7 | n.s. |
| Streptococcus A-test | Positive | 0 | 0 |
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| Negative | 46.2 | 53.8 | n.s. |
| Influenza-virus-PCR | Negative | 54.8 | 45.2 | n.s. |
| Chest X-ray | Infiltration | 66.7 | 33.3 |
|
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| No infiltration | 0 | 0 | n.s. |
| Diagnoses | Infection of the upper airways | 54.6 | 56.2 |
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| Tonsillopharyngitis | 22.7 | 18.8 |
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| Pneumonia | 18.2 | 18.8 |
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| Obstruktive bronchitis | 4.5 | 6.2 |
|
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| Total | 54.6 | 37.5 | n.s. |
| Therapy | Antibiotics | 47.8 | 64.3 |
|
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| No antibiotics | 52.2 | 35.7 | n.s. |
| Therapy | <5 days | 22.7 | 37.5 |
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|
| ≥ 5 days | 22.7 | 25.0 |
|
|
| No antibiotics | 54.6 | 37.5 | n.s. |
| Therapy (days) | No/prematurely terminated therapy ≤5 days | 77.3 | 62.5 |
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| Therapy ≥5 Tage | 22.7 | 37.5 | n.s. |