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Table 4 Comparison of clinico-laboratory findings between Adv and Non-Adv patients in whom unresponsive to initial antibiotics treatment

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

Variables

Adv group (n = 47)

Non-Adv group (n = 50)

Total (n = 97)

P value

WBC count (109/L, x ± s)

5.89 ± 3.75

6.05 ± 3.54

5.95 ± 3.66

0.720

 Leukopenia (<  4 × 109/L) [n(%)]

21 (44.7)

20 (40.0)

41 (42.3)

0.435

 Leukocytosis (>  10 × 109/L) [n(%)]

8 (17.0)

15 (30.0)

23 (23.7)

0.015

 Lymphocyte (%, x ± s)

22.15 ± 8.23

18.62 ± 9.15

19.56 ± 8.90

0.054

 Monocyte (%, x ± s)

8.05 ± 3.72

11.02 ± 3.45

9.65 ± 3.56

0.002

 Monocytopenia (<  150/μl) [n(%)]

8 (17.0)

2(4.0)

10 (10.3)

0.005

Platelet count (109/L, x ± s)

128.5 ± 62.5

125.5 ± 59.5

126.7 ± 61.5

0.335

 Thrombocytopenia (<  150 × 109/L) [n(%)]

25 (53.2)

26 (52.0)

51 (52.6)

0.736

Responsiveness to antipyretics at admission [n(%)]

   

0.045

 Complete response

4 (8.5)

5 (10.0)

9 (9.3)

 

 Partial response

31 (66.0)

40 (80.0)

71 (73.2)

 

 No response

12 (25.5)

5 (10.0)

17 (17.5)

 

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

   

0.003

 Over 40 °C

8 (17.0)

3 (6.0)

11 (11.3)

 

 39–40 °C

21 (44.7)

6 (12.0)

27 (27.8)

 

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

37.8 ± 0.3

37.3 ± 0.2

37.5 ± 0.2

0.005

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

3.3 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 1.6

3.0 ± 1.5

0.156

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)