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Table 2 Correlation between pathogen-specific cultures and the frequency of switch from IV to PO antibiotics

From: Practice of switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics

 

Not switched

Switched

N(%)

N(%)

Negative culture

306 (82)

86 (72.9)

Positive culture*

67 (18)

32 (27.1)

  1. *P-value = 0.035.
  2. Chi-square test used for statistically significant differences.
  3. Abbreviations: n frequency, % percentage, IV intravenous, PO oral.
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