Table 3 Clinical characteristics of pneumoniae children before, during and at the end of treatment
Characteristic | Control group (N = 50) | Navax group (N = 51) | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before treatment | During and at the end of treatment | Before treatment | During and at the end of treatment | Before treatment | During and at the end of treatment | ||||
Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 5 | |
Cough n (%) | 50 (100) | 48 (96.00) | 26 (52.00) | 51 (100) | 41 (80.39) | 18 (35.29) | >0.9999a | 0.0279a | 0.0905b |
Wheezing n (%) | 49 (98.00) | 44 (88.00) | 22 (44.00) | 51 (100) | 41 (80.39) | 13 (25.49) | 0.495a | 0.2951b | 0.0506b |
Fever n (%) | 39 (78.00) | 6 (12.00) | 1 (2.00) | 37 (72.55) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0.5257b | 0.0125a | 0.495a |
Rhinitis n (%) | 49 (98.00) | 45 (90.00) | 21 (42.00) | 51 (100) | 39 (76.47) | 12 (23.53) | 0.495a | 0.0692b | 0.0478b |
Retractions n (%) | 43 (86.00) | 27 (54.00) | 6 (12.00) | 39 (76.47) | 13 (25.49) | 6 (11.76) | 0.2205b | 0.0034b | 0.9709b |
Diarrhea n (%) | 22 (44.00) | 21 (42.00) | 8 (16.00) | 21 (41.18) | 12 (23.53) | 4 (7.84) | 0.7742b | 0.0478b | 0.2343a |
Vomiting n (%) | 27 (54.00) | 24 (48.00) | 11 (22.00) | 27 (52.94)) | 16 (31.37) | 7 (13.73) | 0.9151b | 0.0876b | 0.2773b |
Dry rales n (%) | 45 (90.00) | 33 (66.00) | 11 (22.00) | 40 (78.43) | 23 (45.1) | 7 (13.73) | 0.1114b | 0.0346b | 0.2773b |
Moist rales n (%) | 50 (100) | 41 (82.00) | 16 (32.00) | 50 (98.04) | 33 (64.71) | 12 (23.53) | >0.9999a | 0.0496b | 0.3417b |
Tachycardia n (%) | 27 (54.00) | 5 (10.00) | 2 (4.00) | 31 (60.78) | 3 (5.88) | 1 (1.96) | 0.4906a | 0.4874b | 0.6175b |
Tachypnea n (%) | 27 (54.00) | 1 (2.00) | 0 (0.00) | 30 (58.82) | 4 (7.84) | 0 (0.00) | 0.625a | 0.3624b | _c |
Required oxygen therapy n (%) | 41 (82.00) | 21 (42) | 6 (12) | 37 (72.55) | 9 (17.65) | 2 (3.92) | 0.2575b | 0.0074b | 0.1599a |
