Antibiotics prescribed
| | | | |
0.0004
|
Betalactam
|
39 (23.9)
|
33 (22.3)
|
9 (22.5)
|
4 (11.4)
| |
Macrolide
|
3 (1.8)
|
24 (16.2)
|
5 (12.5)
|
3 (8.6)
| |
Betalactam/macrolide
|
19 (11.7)
|
5 (3.4)
|
4 (10)
|
0 (0)
| |
Fluoroquinolone
|
99 (60.7)
|
85 (57.4)
|
22 (55)
|
28 (80)
| |
Others
|
3 (1.8)
|
1 (0.7)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
| |
Taking antibiotics prior to diagnosis
|
25 (16.1)
|
27 (18.9)
|
7 (18)
|
7 (20.6)
|
0.9
|
Appropriate antibiotic therapy according to Spanish guidelines*
|
121 (74.2)
|
89 (60.1)
|
26 (65)
|
28 (80)
|
0.02
|
Appropriate antibiotic therapy according to American guidelines*
|
123 (75.5)
|
113 (76.4)
|
31 (77.5)
|
31 (88.6)
|
0.4
|
Antibiotics within 8 hours†
|
111 (91.7)
|
34 (87.2)
|
8 (61.5)
|
21 (100)
|
0.002
|
Duration of antibiotic therapy after diagnosis, mean (SD), days‡
|
10 (2.5)
|
10.3 (2.1)
|
10.2 (1.5)
|
9 (2.6)
|
0.03
|
Duration of intravenous therapy after diagnosis, mean (SD), days†‡
|
3.2 (3)
|
2.4 (2.1)
|
2.5 (1.8)
|
2.2 (1.4)
|
0.3
|