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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Sample

From: Impact of antibiotic pretreatment on cultures in children with osteomyelitis and septic arthritis: a retrospective review

Characteristicsa

All Subjects

(n = 584)

Age, years

6.1 (1.9–11.0)

Male

60.6%

Race/Ethnicity

 Caucasian

53.8%

 African-American

32.7%

 Asian

4.3%

 Hispanic

1.5%

 Other/Unknown

7.7%

Race, collapsed

 White vs non-white

53.8%

Duration of symptoms at presentation, days

4.0 (3.0–7.0)

Fever ≥38 °C at presentation

79.0%

Initial WBCb count (×109/L)

11.6 (8.8–15.4)

Initial ESRc (mm/h)

45.0 (28.0–66.0)

Initial CRPd (mg/dL)

6.7 (3.0–16.0)

  1. aResults are presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)] or %
  2. bWBC = white blood cell
  3. cESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  4. dCRP = C-reactive protein
  5. Missing Values: WBC (n = 3, 0.5% of total data); ESR (n = 71, 12.2%); CRP (n = 7, 1.2%)