Table 5 Comparison of antibiotic use according to FUBC results
Duration of effective antibiotic therapy (days), median (IQR) | P value | DOT/1000 PD for antibiotics used in index BSIs median (IQR) | P value | DOT/1000 PD for antibiotics within 1 month after index culture | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No FUBC | 10 (4–16) | < 0.001 | 1090 (1000–1800) | 0.002 | 1609 (1000–2178) | < 0.001 |
FUBC | 15 (9–20) | 1375 (1000–2000) | 2000 (1294–2769) | |||
Negative BSI | 15 (10–20) | 0.755 | 1351 (1000–1951) | 0.098 | 2000 (1315–2647) | 0.588 |
Positive BSI | 14.5 (7–19) | 1363 (983–2059) | 2060 (1271–3112) | |||
Persistent BSI | 15 (9–17) | 1921 (1380–2786) | 2033 (1503–3017) |