Variable | Completed (n = 108) | Re-admitted (n = 12) | p-value |
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Laboratory findings (initial) | |||
WBC, ×109/L | 10.4 (7.8–12.9) | 11.0 (9.1–12.4) | 0.66 |
C-reactive protein, mg/L | 21.8 (8–50) | 74 (17–147) | 0.17 |
Laboratory findings (end of treatment) | |||
WBC, ×109/L | 7.7 (6.3–9.0) | 9.1 (7.4–10.9) | 0.21 |
C-reactive protein, mg/L | 3.2 (1.3–6.7) | 10.1 (1.9–22.5) | 0.14 |
IV antibiotics used | |||
Duration of IV antibiotics, days | 3 (3–3) | 3 (3–3) | 0.54 |
Cefazolin | 77 (71.3) | 8 (66.7) | 0.74 |
Ceftriaxone | 31 (28.7) | 4 (33.3) | NA |
PO antibiotics used | |||
Duration of PO antibiotics, days | 7 (7–7) | 7 (6–12) | 0.26 |