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Table 3 Characteristics of fever and response to antipyretics between Adv, Non-Adv, and unknown pathogen group

From: Characteristics of fever and response to antipyretic therapy in military personnel with adenovirus-positive community-acquired pneumonia

Variables

Adv group (n = 67)

Non-Adv group (n = 134)

Unknown pathogen group (n = 50)

P value

Duration of fever after admission (d,, x ± s)

3.2 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 1.2

2.2 ± 1.5

0.018

Duration of fever after symptom onset (d, x ± s)

5.8 ± 2.2

3.9 ± 2.5

3.7 ± 2.0

0.006

Mean temperature at admission day (°C, x ± s)

37.8 ± 0.3

37.3 ± 0.3

37.3 ± 0.2

0.005

Numbers of patients to maximal temperature at admission [n(%)]

   

<  0.001

 Over 40 °C

10 (14.9)

3 (2.2)

2 (4.0)

 

 39–40 °C

24 (35.8)

5 (3.7)

3 (6.0)

 

Time of maximal falls in temperature at admission (h, x ± s)

10.2 ± 5.6

8.0 ± 4.5

8.6 ± 5.5

0.015

Mean change of temperature at 1 h after administrated antipyretics (°C, x ± s)

1.1 ± 0.7

1.2 ± 0.6

1.0 ± 0.7

0.645

Responsiveness to antipyretics at admission [n(%)]

   

< 0.001

 Complete response

30 (44.8)

84 (62.7)

38 (76.0)

 

 Partial response

25 (37.3)

48 (35.8)

12 (24.0)

 

 No response

12 (17.9)

2 (1.5)

(−)

 
  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number (%)