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Table 3 Analysis of antibiotic duration in patients who received antibiotic

From: Lung ultrasound and procalcitonin, improving antibiotic management and avoiding radiation exposure in pediatric critical patients with bacterial pneumonia: a randomized clinical trial

Antibiotic duration

Total (N = 144)

EG (N = 67)

CG (N = 77)

p value

 < 3 d, n (%)

17 (11.8)

7 (10.5)

10 (12.9)

0.556

4–5 d, n (%)

19 (13.3)

9 (13.4)

10 (13.2)

6–7 d, n (%)

81 (56.6)

42 (62.7)

39 (51.3)

 > 7 d, n (%)

28 19.6)

10 (14.9)

18 (23.7)

  1. Comparison between both experimental and control group