Control group | PCT group | Adjusted OR or difference (95% CI)a, p value | p value for interaction | |
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Subgroup by type of infection (suspected infection site) | ||||
Respiratory | 1101 | 1102 | ||
Antibiotic therapy (days) | 9.9 ± 7.8 | 8.5 ± 7.8 | −1.36 (−1.99 to −0.73), p < 0.001 | 0.582 |
30-day mortality | 262 (23.8%) | 243 (22.1%) | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.07), p = 0.299 | 0.466 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 28.2 ± 27.7 | 27.7 ± 24.7 | −0.21 (−2.36 to 1.94), p = 0.849 | 0.668 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 15.1 ± 16.6 | 15.3 ± 17.5 | 0.19 (−1.24 to 1.61), p = 0.798 | 0.858 |
Urinary | 129 | 118 | ||
Antibiotic therapy (days) | 12.5 ± 12.4 | 11.0 ± 12.2 | −1.62 (−4.6 to 1.36), p = 0.286 | 0.786 |
30-day mortality | 21 (16.3%) | 11 (9.3%) | 0.59 (0.3 to 1.16), p = 0.128 | 0.215 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 29.5 ± 25.4 | 25.1 ± 21.7 | −4.08 (−9.7 to 1.54), p = 0.154 | 0.209 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 14.3 ± 20.5 | 11.2 ± 13.6 | −2.49 (−6.68 to 1.7), p = 0.244 | 0.123 |
Abdominal | 417 | 391 | ||
Antibiotic therapy (days) | 10.5 ± 10.6 | 11.0 ± 11.9 | 0.55 (−0.96 to 2.06), p = 0.477 | 0.005 |
30-day mortality | 109 (26.1%) | 89 (22.8%) | 0.87 (0.68 to 1.11), p = 0.266 | 0.821 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 30.5 ± 27.7 | 32.1 ± 27.8 | 1.62 (−2.18 to 5.41), p = 0.404 | 0.361 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 15.1 ± 15.3 | 15.7 ± 16.4 | 0.42 (−1.76 to 2.6), p = 0.704 | 0.634 |
Skin/soft tissue | 41 | 32 | ||
Antibiotic therapy (days) | 12.9 ± 15.8 | 8.6 ± 8.5 | −4.57 (−10.36 to 1.23), p = 0.122 | 0.159 |
30-day mortality | 11 (27%) | 8 (25%) | 0.94 (0.43 to 2.06), p = 0.874 | 0.918 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 26.0 ± 25.8 | 20.9 ± 23.4 | −4.17 (−15.4 to 7.06), p = 0.467 | 0.442 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 10.4 ± 9.4 | 10.9 ± 12.7 | 0.83 (−4.18 to 5.84), p = 0.747 | 0.916 |
Central nervous system | 35 | 38 | ||
Antibiotic therapy (days) | 11.7 ± 7.7 | 10.4 ± 7.7 | −1.7 (−5.04 to 1.63), p = 0.317 | 0.958 |
30-day mortality | 3 (9%) | 2 (5%) | 0.61 (0.11 to 3.46), p = 0.58 | 0.692 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 31.3 ± 22.8 | 30.8 ± 25.7 | −0.44 (−11.48 to 10.6), p = 0.938 | 0.954 |
Length of ICU stay (days) | 10.8 ± 14.0 | 13.7 ± 13.1 | 2.91 (−3.22 to 9.04), p = 0.352 | 0.457 |