Diagnostic characteristics | Frequency, n (%) or median (IQR) |
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Gender/male, | 16 (53.3) |
Age, median (IQR) | 74 (69.8–84.5) |
Smokers | 5 (16.7) |
Penicillin allergy | 1 (3.3) |
Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS) < 6 | 10 (33.3) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), median (IQR) | 2 (1.0–3.0) |
Nutritional deficiencies, | 23 (76.7) |
Fever (≥38 °C) | 13 (43.3) |
C-reactive protein (> 10 mg/L) | 28 (93.3) |
Sputum production | 25 (83.3) |
Dyspnoea | 26 (86.7) |
Chills | 4 (13.3) |
Pleuritic chest pain | 3 (10.0) |
Confusion | 7 (23.3) |
Pulse rate > 100 | 13 (43.3) |
Respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/min | 4 (13.3) |
Cough | 25 (83.3) |
CURB-65 score: 0–1 points | 9 (30.0) |
CURB-65 score: 2 points | 13 (43.3) |
CURB-65 score: ≥3 points | 8 (26.7) |
Recent travel (≤2 weeks) | 3 (10.0) |
Responding to treatment ≤48 h | 20 (71.4)a |
Length of hospital stay, median (IQR) | 6.5 (3.0–14.3) |
In-hospital mortality | 3 (10.0) |
Readmission ≤1 month | 11 (40.7)b |
Post discharge mortality ≤1 month | 2 (7.4)b |