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Table 1 Antibiotic indication and regimen de-escalation by 72 h

From: Frequency of empiric antibiotic de-escalation in an acute care hospital with an established Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Antibiotic Indication

Total Study Population

n = 240 (%)

Patients with regimen de-escalated by 72 h for each indication

n = 151 (%)

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

Pneumonia

91 (38)

57 (63)

2.1 (0.9–5.0)

Sepsis

64 (27)

39 (61)

2.0 (0.8–4.9)

Skin or Soft Tissue Infection

27 (11)

12 (44)

Ref

Fever

23 (10)

14 (61)

1.9 (0.6–6.0)

Urinary Tract Infection

16 (6)

15 (94)

18.8 (2.2–162.9)

Other

19 (8)

14 (74)

3.5 (1.0–12.5)