Table 1 Patient population description, with median and IQR

Age (years)

1 (1–7.5)

10.5 (9.75–11.25)*

2.4 (1–6.8)

6 (1–9.25)

Body weight (kg)

25.90 (18.45–42.25)

32.70 (27.52–36.88)

23.00 (12.70–43.00)

27.05 (16.32–40.10)

Sex (F/FS/M/ MN)

2/5/3/1

8/0/0/0

1/7/6/3

11/12/8/5

APPLE_fast score

25.5 (20.75–29.5)^#

21.5 (20–25.5)

14.5 (12.5–18)*^#

20 (14–25.75)

Length of hospitalization (days)

5.5 (4–7.5)*

2.75 (2.5–3.88)

3 (2–4.5)

3.5 (2.5–5.63)

Duration of antimicrobial (days)

16 (12–20.5)

16 (11.5–17.25)

17 (14–29)

16 (12.75–23)

Number of drugs mean (Std)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–3.25)

3 (3–4)

3 (3–4)

Mortality n (%)

1 (± 9)

0 (± 0)

0 (± 0)

0 (± 0)