Table 1 Clinical and blood variables in study subjects
From: Unveiling the etiology of peritonsillar abscess using next generation sequencing
Clinical data | Mean ± SD | Median (range) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33.5 ± 13.8 | 31.5 (13–67) |
Antibiotic treatment before hospitalization | n = 45 (49.5%) * | |
Body temperature (°C) | 37.6 ± 0.6 | 37.5 (36.0–39.4) |
Duration of symptoms before hospitalization (days) | 5.5 ± 4.1 | 5 [1–30) |
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 100.1 ± 67.4 | 86.9 (6.9–334.4) |
WBC (x 109/L) | 13.6 ± 3.7 | 13.8 (6.8–22.7) |
Anti-streptolysin O (IU/mL) | 259.9 ± 405.3 | 147.0 (20.0–3079.0) |