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Table 2 Cough characteristics at baseline according to types of administered antitussives (centrals vs levodropropizine)

From: Prospective study of the efficacy of antibiotics versus antitussive drugs for the management of URTI-related acute cough in children

 

Central Antitussives (CA) n = 44

Levodropropizine (LDP) n = 79

p

Cough Type (%)

 Productive

25 %

75 %

0,1773 (NS)

 Dry

41.8 %

58.2 %

 Mix

25 %

75 %%

Cough Intensity (%)

 Mild

38.5 %

61.5 %

0.7517 (NS)

 Moderate

33.3 %

66.7 %

 Severe

40.6 %

59.4 %

Cough Frequency (%)

 Occasional

24 %

76 %

0.3869 (NS)

 Frequent

38.6 %

61.4 %

 Continuous

40 %

60 %