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Table 2 Initial antibiotics treatment and 30-day mortality of the patients

From: Antibiotic prescription consistent with guidelines in emergency department is associated with 30-day survival in severe community-acquired pneumonia

 

Total (n = 630)

Survivors (n = 451)

Non-survivors (n = 179)

Guideline concordant group

359

274 (60.8)

85 (47.5)

 Antipseudomonal β-lactam + fluoroquinolone

169 (47.1)

120 (43.8)

49 (57.6)

 Non-antipseudomonal β-lactam + azithromycin

108 (30.1)

92 (33.6)

16 (18.8)

 Non-antipseudomonal β-lactam + fluoroquinolone

82 (22.8)

62 (22.6)

20 (23.5)

Guideline discordant group

271

177 (39.3)

94 (52.5)

 β-lactam

158 (58.3)

96 (54.2)

62 (66.0)

 β-lactam + anti-anaerobes

84 (31.0)

56 (31.6)

28 (29.8)

 β-lactam + vancomycin

1 (0.3)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

 Fluoroquinolone

19 (7.0)

16 (9.0)

3 (3.2)

 Carbapenem

9 (3.3)

8 (4.5)

1 (1.0)

  1. Data are expressed as n (%)