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Table 5 Clinical outcomes

From: The effect of a rapid molecular blood test on the use of antibiotics for nosocomial sepsis: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

All patients

Positive test

Intervention group

Control group

p value

Intervention group

Control group

p value

(n = 100)

(n = 100)

(n = 19)

(n = 25)

Post-infection LOS (days), median (IQR)

19 (9–38)

16 (9–31)

0.355**

20 (10–40)

17 (9–31)

0.317**

Delta SOFA

2 (0–3)

2 (0–3)

0.882**

2 (0–3)

2 (0–3)

0.266**

Mortality

 10 days

22 (22%)

28 (28%)

0.327*

4 (21.1%)

4 (16.0%)

0.710*

 28 days

40 (40%)

47 (47%)

0.318*

7 (36.8%)

11 (44.0%)

0.632*

 Hospital

55 (55%)

61 (61%)

0.390*

8 (42.1%)

16 (64.0%)

0.149*

  1. IQR interquartile range, LOS length of stay
  2. * Pearson Chi-Square; ** Mann–Whitney