Table 4 Investigations at initial and follow-up visits (efficacy population)
Investigations | Visits | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial | 1st follow-up | 2nd follow-up | Last | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Patient’s condition | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 2 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.4) | 9 | (0.4) |
Good | 65 | (3.0) | 713 | (33.3) | 1349 | (74.0) | 1549 | (72.4) |
Fair | 619 | (28.8) | 1230 | (57.5) | 439 | (24.1) | 539 | (25.2) |
Serious | 1385 | (64.4) | 176 | (8.2) | 21 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.4) |
Critical | 81 | (3.8) | 15 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.4) | 11 | (0.5) |
Severity of infection | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 2 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.2) | 14 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.7) |
No infection | 0 | (-) | 339 | (15.8) | 1482 | (81.3) | 1670 | (78.1) |
Mild | 174 | (8.1) | 1174 | (54.9) | 277 | (15.2) | 373 | (17.4) |
Moderate | 1378 | (64.0) | 565 | (26.4) | 32 | (1.8) | 54 | (2.5) |
Severe | 598 | (27.8) | 56 | (2.6) | 19 | (1.0) | 27 | (1.3) |
Dyspnea | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 7 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.7) |
None | 283 | (13.2) | 932 | (43.6) | 1488 | (81.6) | 1679 | (78.5) |
Mild | 546 | (25.4) | 896 | (41.9) | 279 | (15.3) | 381 | (17.8) |
Moderate | 959 | (44.6) | 269 | (12.6) | 32 | (1.8) | 46 | (2.2) |
Severe | 357 | (16.6) | 29 | (1.4) | 13 | (0.7) | 18 | (0.8) |
Cough | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 6 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.6) | 11 | (0.5) |
None | 49 | (2.3) | 335 | (15.7) | 1067 | (58.5) | 1177 | (55.0) |
Mild | 321 | (14.9) | 1115 | (52.1) | 672 | (36.8) | 850 | (39.7) |
Moderate | 1142 | (53.1) | 638 | (29.8) | 70 | (3.8) | 93 | (4.3) |
Severe | 634 | (29.5) | 44 | (2.1) | 4 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.4) |
Sputum character | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 4 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.4) | 12 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.6) |
None | 338 | (15.7) | 582 | (27.2) | 1202 | (65.9) | 1344 | (62.8) |
Clear | 151 | (7.0) | 713 | (33.3) | 489 | (26.8) | 602 | (28.1) |
Mucoid | 783 | (36.4) | 713 | (33.3) | 110 | (6.0) | 161 | (7.5) |
Purulent | 876 | (40.7) | 123 | (5.8) | 11 | (0.6) | 19 | (0.9) |
Thoracic pain | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 11 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.8) | 15 | (0.8) | 18 | (0.8) |
None | 696 | (32.3) | 1416 | (66.2) | 1686 | (92.4) | 1918 | (89.7) |
Mild | 554 | (25.7) | 539 | (25.2) | 98 | (5.4) | 166 | (7.8) |
Moderate | 775 | (36.0) | 154 | (7.2) | 21 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.4) |
Severe | 116 | (5.4) | 12 | (0.6) | 4 | (0.2) | 6 | (0.3) |
Auscultation | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 27 | (1.3) | 74 | (3.5) | 48 | (2.6) | 63 | (2.9) |
Normal | 84 | (3.9) | 794 | (37.1) | 1591 | (87.2) | 1821 | (85.1) |
Pathological | 2041 | (94.8) | 1271 | (59.4) | 185 | (10.1) | 255 | (11.9) |
Core temperature* | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 30 | (1.4) | 93 | (4.3) | 156 | (8.6) | 187 | (8.7) |
Low | 0 | (-) | 1 | (<0.1) | 0 | (-) | 0 | (-) |
Normal | 77 | (3.6) | 552 | (25.8) | 628 | (34.4) | 724 | (33.8) |
Mild | 147 | (6.8) | 848 | (39.6) | 936 | (51.3) | 1052 | (49.2) |
Moderate | 531 | (24.7) | 585 | (27.3) | 93 | (5.1) | 159 | (7.4) |
Severe | 1367 | (63.5) | 60 | (2.8) | 11 | (0.6) | 17 | (0.8) |
Chest radiography** | ||||||||
Total patients | 2152 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) | 1824 | (100.0) | 2139 | (100.0) |
Missing | 14 | (0.7) | 51 | (2.4) | 16 | (0.9) | 31 | (1.4) |
Not done | 8 | (0.4) | 1230 | (57.5) | 397 | (21.8) | 483 | (22.6) |
Normal | 16 | (0.7) | 292 | (13.7) | 1178 | (64.6) | 1299 | (60.7) |
Pleural effusion | 144 | (6.7) | 41 | (1.9) | 24 | (1.3) | 27 | (1.3) |
Unilateral infiltrate | 1635 | (76.0) | 425 | (19.9) | 178 | (9.8) | 263 | (12.3) |
Bilateral infiltrate | 427 | (19.8) | 114 | (5.3) | 34 | (1.9) | 41 | (1.9) |
Multilobar involvement | 92 | (4.3) | 18 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.6) | 12 | (0.6) |