Microbiological findings
| Microorganism | Number of findings (total) | Number of patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D3 | Placebo | MW-U | Vitamin D3 | Placebo | Fisher | |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 28 | 27 | p=0.46 | 10/62 | 13/62 | p=0.64 |
| Moraxella catharralis | 8 | 17 | p=0.39 | 7/62 | 10/62 | p=0.60 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 7 | 6 | p=0.74 | 4/62 | 5/62 | p=1.00 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 6 | 33 | p=0.010 | 4/62 | 14/62 | p=0.019 |
| Enterobacteriacae | 8 | 8 | p=0.39 | 4/62 | 7/62 | p=0.53 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 8 | 15 | p=0.68 | 3/62 | 4/62 | p=1.00 |
| Fungal infection | 11 | 53 | p=0.028 | 4/62 | 12/62 | p=0.058 |
| Total | 76 | 159 | p=0.023 | |||
Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyse the total number of findings, whereas Fisher's exact test was used for analysis of the number of patients (fraction) with a specific finding.