Table 3 Number of patients with an infection outcome within 30 days of follow-up in the two time periods
Before systematic IV iron supplementation, N = 85 | After systematic IV iron supplementation, N = 113 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Infections | 33 (38.8%) | 44 (38.9%) | 1.0 |
In hospital | 18 (21.2%) | 17 (15.0%) | 0.4 |
Out of hospital | 15 (17.6%) | 27 (23.9%) | 0.4 |
Type of antibiotics (% of total) | - | - | 0.7 |
Penicillins | 27 (81.8%) | 33 (75.0%) | |
Other Beta-lactam antibiotics | 2 (6.1%) | 5 (11.4%) | |
Other systemic antibiotics | 4 (12.1%) | 6 (13.6%) |