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Table 4 Number of patients with adverse outcomes (within 30 days of admission)

From: Effect of inpatient antibiotic treatment among older adults with delirium found with a positive urinalysis: a health record review

 

Entire cohort (N = 150)

Asymptomatic cohort (N = 57)

Antibiotic (N = 129)

No antibiotic (N = 21)

RR [95% CI]

Antibiotic (N = 39)

No antibiotic (N = 18)

RR [95% CI]

Mortality

29 (22%)

4 (19%)

1.18 [0.46–3.02]

7 (18%)

4 (22%)

0.81 [0.27–2.41]

C. difficile

2 (2%)

0

N/A

0

0

N/A

ICU transfer

5 (4%)

0

N/A

0

0

N/A

ALC designation

74 (57%)

10 (48%)

1.20 [0.75–1.93]

24 (62%)

8 (44%)

1.38 [0.78–2.46]

  1. Asymptomatic = no UTI symptoms, fever, or other infectious diagnoses; C. difficile Clostridium difficile; ICU  Intensive Care Unit; ALC  Alternate Level of Care; N/A  Not Applicable
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BMC Geriatrics

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