Age (y) (mean (SD)) | 34.9 (15.5) | 32.7 (14.9) | 2.2 (−3.7 to 8.1) | 0.46 |
Previous infections | 27 (50) | 24 (47) | 3 (−16 to 22) | 0.84 |
Symptoms duration (days) (mean (SD)) | 3.2 (1.9) | 3.5 (2.1) | −0.3 (−1.1 to 0.5) | 0.44 |
Chills | 48 (89) | 41 (80) | 9 (−5 to 22) | 0.28 |
CRP (mg/dl) (mean (SD)) | 7.1 (5.9) | 9.8 (12.7) | −2.7 (−6.5 to 1.1) | 0.16 |
Leucocyte count (×109/l) (mean (SD)) | 12.6 (4.0) | 11.9 (3.2) | 0.7 (−0.7 to 2.1) | 0.33 |
AST (UI/l) (mean (SD)) | 24.7 (8.3) | 27.1 (14.1) | −2.4 (−6.8 to 2) | 0.29 |
ALT (UI/l) (mean (SD)) | 27.1 (13.4) | 29.1 (19.8) | −2 (−8.5 to 4.5) | 0.55 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) (mean (SD)) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.1) | 0 (−0.1 to 0.1) | 1.00 |