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Table 4 Antibiotic exposure by randomization group with subgroup analysis

From: Procalcitonin and pyuria-based algorithm reduces antibiotic use in urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial

 

Control group

PCT/Pyuria group

P value a

Median (IQR), days

Median (IQR), days

All patients (intention-to-treat)

(n = 64)

(n = 61)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

10.0 (7.0–11.0)

6.0 (4.0–8.0)

<0.001

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

10.0 (7.0–16.0)

7.0 (5.0–14.0)

0.011

Per-protocol population

(n = 52)

(n = 44)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

10.0 (7.0–11.0)

6.0 (4.0–7.0)

<0.001

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

10.0 (7.5–16.0)

7.0 (5.0–14.5)

0.025

Female patients

(n = 52)

(n = 43)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

9.0 (7.0–10.5)

5.0 (4.0–7.0)

<0.001

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

10.0 (7.0–14.0)

7.0 (4.0–13.0)

0.022

Male patients

(n = 12)

(n = 18)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

11.0 (10.5–12.0)

6.5 (5.0–9.0)

0.003

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

16.0 (11.0–21.0)

9.0 (6.0–19.0)

0.062

Inpatients

(n = 45)

(n = 45)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

10.0 (8.0–11.0)

7.0 (5.0–9.0)

<0.001

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

11.0 (10.0–18.5)

8.5 (6.5–16.5)

0.023

Uncomplicated simple UTI

(n = 6)

(n = 2)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

0.5 (0.0–1.0)

0.127

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

4.0 (1.0–7.0)

0.513

Complicated simple UTI

(n = 12)

(n = 16)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

7.0 (7.0–9.0)

4.0 (2.5–5.5)

0.005

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

10.0 (8.0–12.0)

5.5 (3.0–14.0)

0.083

Uncomplicated febrile UTI/pyelonephritis

(n = 8)

(n = 9)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

7.0 (7.0–7.5)

4.0 (4.0–6.0)

0.009

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

7.0 (7.0–10.5)

6.5 (4.0–11.0)

0.238

Complicated febrile UTI/pyelonephritis

(n = 34)

(n = 33)

 

 Duration of initial antibiotic therapy

10.5 (10.0–11.0)

7.0 (6.0–9.0)

<0.001

 Antibiotic exposure within 90 days

11.0 (10.0–18.0)

7.5 (6.5–13.5)

0.002

  1. aMann–Whitney U-test.
  2. IQR, Interquartile range.