Prescription of antibiotics | Referral to hospital | ||||||
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Variables | N | Yes | No | p Value | Yes | No | p Value |
Means | |||||||
Age | 397 | 2.61 | 2.25 | 0.098 | 1.69 | 2.39 | 0.040 |
Temperature measured | 385 | 38.22 | 37.92 | 0.013 | 38.19 | 37.98 | 0.245 |
Respiratory rate | 365 | 31.11 | 33.08 | 0.246 | 48.28 | 31.30 | <0.001 |
Proportions | |||||||
CRP value (mg/L) | 397 | ||||||
Not taken | 164 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.93 | ||
CRP<21 | 142 | 0.13 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 0.93 | ||
CRP 21–40 | 48 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.94 | ||
CRP 41–60 | 22 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.09 | 0.91 | ||
CRP>60 | 21 | 0.62 | 0.38 | <0.001 | 0.24 | 0.76 | 0.089 |
Oxygen saturation | 340 | ||||||
>95% | 227 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 0.95 | ||
90–95% | 104 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.13 | 0.87 | ||
<90% | 9 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.984 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.001 |
Parents’ assessment of seriousness | 393 | ||||||
Think it is not serious but want a check | 103 | 0.12 | 0.88 | 0.03 | 0.97 | ||
Not sure, maybe in need of treatment | 149 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.10 | 0.90 | ||
Think antibiotics are needed | 134 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.95 | ||
Think the child needs hospitalisation | 7 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.86 | 0.14 | <0.001 |
Parents’ assessment of sickness | 394 | ||||||
No opinion | 177 | 0.19 | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.93 | ||
Viral infection | 101 | 0.14 | 0.86 | 0.12 | 0.88 | ||
Bacterial infection | 116 | 0.39 | 0.61 | <0.001 | 0.06 | 0.94 | 0.215 |
Paediatrician | 167 | 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.91 | ||
Doctors working at OOH services | 230 | 0.27 | 0.73 | 0.029 | 0.07 | 0.93 | 0.458 |
Vomiting on last day | 242 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 0.12 | 0.88 | ||
Not vomiting on last day | 153 | 0.29 | 0.71 | 0.003 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 0.021 |
Earache in the past 24 hours | 103 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.05 | 0.95 | ||
No earache in the past 24 hours | 290 | 0.17 | 0.83 | <0.001 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 0.184 |
Dyspnoea in the past 24 hours | 225 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.11 | 0.89 | ||
No dyspnoea in the past 24 hours | 171 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.522 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.052 |
Paracetamol in the past 24 hours | 264 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.08 | 0.92 | ||
No use of paracetamol in the past 24 hours | 131 | 0.10 | 0.90 | <0.001 | 0.08 | 0.92 | 0.775 |
Findings on ear examination | 129 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.98 | ||
No findings on ear examination | 200 | 0.14 | 0.86 | <0.001 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 0.011 |
Signs on auscultation | 83 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.24 | 0.76 | ||
No signs on auscultation | 281 | 0.21 | 0.79 | 0.837 | 0.04 | 0.96 | <0.001 |
Randomised to CRP pretest test | 138 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 0.05 | 0.95 | ||
Randomised to usual care | 259 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.362 | 0.09 | 0.91 | 0.139 |
CRP, C reactive protein.