Category | Subcategory | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 50 (65.8%) |
Female | 26 (34.2%) | |
Age | Range | 1āmonth ā7āyears |
Median | 16āmonths | |
<ā 1āyear | 30 (39.5%) | |
1ā5āyears | 34 (44.7%) | |
5ā7āyears | 12 (15.8%) | |
Clinical presentation | Cough | 76 (100%) |
Fever | 51 (67.1%) | |
Wheeze | 36 (47.3%) | |
Tachypnoea | 4 (5.3%) | |
Cyanosis | 3 (3.9%) | |
Hemoptysis | 2 (2.6%) | |
Laboratory testing | White blood cell | 76 (100%) |
C-reaction protein | 72 (94.7%) | |
Procalcitonin | 70 (92.1%) | |
Sputum culture | 42 (55.3%) | |
Radiography | Chest X-ray | 15 (19.7%) |
Computed tomography | 61 (80.3%) | |
Diagnosis | Bronchopneumonia | 42 (55.3%) |
Severe pneumonia admitted to PICU | 22 (28.9%) | |
Bronchiolitis | 8 (10.5%) | |
Chronic cough | 3 (3.9%) | |
Obliterative bronchiolitis | 1 (1.3%) | |
Management | Supplemental oxygen | 47 (61.8%) |
Mechanical ventilation | 9 (11.8%) |