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Table 2 Infectious diagnosis according to site of infection

From: C-reactive protein velocity to distinguish febrile bacterial infections from non-bacterial febrile illnesses in the emergency department

Bacterial infection (n = 108)

Non-bacterial febrile illness (n = 70)

Pneumonia (n = 38)*

Unspecified viral infection (n = 19)

Urinary tract infection (n = 34)*

URTI/bronchitis (n = 16)

Skin, soft tissue (n = 13)

Gastroenteritis/colitis (n = 16)

Pharyngitis (n = 12), sinusitis (n = 1)*

EBV, CMV (n = 9), herpes zoster (n = 1)

Gastroenteritis/colitis (n = 10)

Viral meningitis (n = 3)

Abdominal infection (n = 2)

Hepatitis (n = 2)

 

Autoimmune disorders (n = 4)

  1. *Two patients had concomitant infections: one had pneumonia and a urinary tract infection, and one had pneumonia and sinusitis. CMV = cytomegalovirus; EBV = Epstein Barr virus; URTI = upper respiratory tract infection.
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