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Fig. 3 | BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Antibiotic duration and changes in FEV1 are not associated with time until next exacerbation in adult cystic fibrosis: a single center study

Fig. 3

Characteristics of Pulmonary Exacerbations. Box and whisper plots with boxes showing median and interquartile range, lines showing 10th and 90th percentiles, and dots showing minimum and maximum of different characteristics of pulmonary exacerbations (PEx) in our cohort. a Median absolute change in FEV1 at onset of PEx (“drop” in FEV1 with PEx) was −3% predicted (interquartile range − 10 to 0% predicted, minimum −38% predicted, maximum 20% predicted). Median absolute change in FEV1 during treatment of PEx (“response” in FEV1 to IV antibiotics) was +3% predicted (interquartile range − 1 to +9% predicted, minimum −17% predicted, maximum 33% predicted). b Median duration of antibiotics was 16 days (interquartile range 14–21 days, minimum 4 days, and maximum 87 days). c Median time until next exacerbation (TUNE) was 93.5 days (interquartile range 54–203 days, minimum 4 days, and maximum 893 days)

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