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Table 2 Microbiology results from sputum in two groups a

From: Procalcitonin guidance for reduction of antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: a randomized controlled study with 12-month follow-up

 

Procalcitonin group (n = 90)

Control group (n = 90)

Influenza virus, n

2

0

Rhinovirus, n

1

3

Coronavirus, n

1

1

Chlamydophila pneumoniae, n

4

6

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, n

1

0

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, n

1

0

Streptococcus pneumoniae, n

0

2

Haemophilus influenzae, n

1

1

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