Table 3 Relationships between antibiotic use and disease characteristics
Factor | Use of Antibiotics | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 44) | No (n = 25) | ||||
N | % | N | % | ||
Presence of risk factor | 18 | 40.9 | 3 | 12 | 0.015 |
Duration of symptoms (day) | 5.3 ± 0.53 (Median = 4.5) | 2.7 ± 0.21 (Median = 3.0) | 0.001 | ||
Fever | 21 | 47.7 | 10 | 40 | 0.610 |
Cough | 43 | 97.7 | 23 | 92.0 | 0.296 |
Rhinitis | 37 | 84.1 | 18 | 72.0 | 0.350 |
Wheezing | 44 | 100 | 24 | 96 | 0.362 |
Rale | 40 | 90.9 | 19 | 76.0 | 0.152 |
Rhonchus | 42 | 95.5 | 25 | 100 | 0.531 |
Use of accessory respiratory muscles | 23 | 52.3 | 4 | 16 | 0.004 |
Tachypnea | 24 | 54.2 | 6 | 24 | 0.022 |
Nasal flaring | 0 | 45.5 | 2 | 8.0 | 0.001 |
Recovery period (day) | 5.9 ± 0.38 (Median = 5.0) | 3.3 ± 0.16 (Median = 3.0) | 0.001 | ||