CN group (n = 41) | CP group (n = 32) | p value # | Total (n = 73) | |
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Use of antibiotics before tissue-culture | 32/41(78.0%) | 20/32 (62.5%) | 0.194 | 52/73 (71.2%) |
Duration of antibiotic treatment (days) | ||||
Total [parenteral + oral] | 101.17 ± 52.84 (31-209) | 84.19 ± 50.29 (25-198) | 0.168 | 93.73 ± 52.08 (25-209) |
Parenteral | 45.88 ± 16.14 (17-95) | 57.31 ± 24.39 (25-144) | 0.019 | 50.89 ± 20.82 (17-144) |
Oral | 55.29 ± 47.40 (0-166) | 26.84 ± 41.10 (0-126) | 0.009 | 42.82 ± 46.66 (0-166) |
Incidence of using oral antibiotics | 31/41(75.6%) | 14/32, (43.8%) | 0.001 | 45/73 (61.6%) |