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Table 2 Main results in the control group (conventional treatment) and in the intervention group (duration of antibiotic treatment based on IDSA / ATS), in the per-protocol analysis

From: Impact of reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment on the long-term prognosis of community acquired pneumonia

 

Control

Intervention

OR (IC 95%)a

p value

90 day Mortality

5 (3.68)

3 (2.05)

0.48 (0.11–2.19)

0.35

180 day Mortality

5 (3.68)

5 (3.42)

0.85 (0.23–3.12)

0.80

1 year Mortality

6 (4.41)

7 (4.79)

1.04 (0.33–3.26)

0.94

1 year Admissions

37 (27.01)

37 (25.52)

0.95 (0.55–1.64)

0.84

1 year CV events

14 (10.29)

21 (14.58)

1.50 (0.73–3.08)

0.27

  1. Data are presented as n (%)
  2. OR odds ratio, IC confidence interval, CV cardiovascular
  3. aOR is estimated by considering the control group as the reference group and adjusting for the Charlson comorbidity index
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