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Table 5 Comparison of treatments instituted for patients with severe leptospirosis admitted to ICU and ward

From: Risk factors for intensive care unit admission in patients with severe leptospirosis: a comparative study according to patients’ severity

 

ICU (N = 83)

Ward (N = 123)

p

Hemoderivatives

44 (54 %)

58 (47.7 %)

0.052

Vasoconstrictors

47 (57.8 %)

15 (12.3 %)

<0.0001

Ceftriaxone

34 (41 %)

83 (67.6 %)

0.009

Penicillin

48 (59 %)

60 (49.1 %)

0.354

Diuretics

41 (49.4 %)

32 (26.1 %)

0.006

  1. Pearson’s Chi-squared test was used to make the comparison. P values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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