2. Mazumder: IV ampicillin versus oral erythromycin versus control.
| Variable | Day 1 | Outcome | Day 3 | Outcome | Day 5 | Outcome | ||||||
| IV ampicillin | Oral erythromycin | Control | Chi2 test (P value) | IV ampicillin | Oral erythromycin | Control | Chi2 test (P value) | IV ampicillin | Oral erythromycin | Control | Chi2 test (P value) |
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| Wheeze | 29/29 (100%) | 32/32 (100%) | 43/43 (100%) | N/A | 16/29 (55%) | 2/32 (6%) | 26/43 (60%) | 24.82 (P value < 0.001) | 6/29 (21%) | 7/32 (22%) | 2/43 (5%) | 5.69 (P value = 0.058) |
| Shortness of breath | 29/29 (100%) | 32/32 (100%) | 43/43 (100%) | N/A | 18/29 (62%) | 16/32 (50%) | 27/43 (63%) | 1.97 (P value = 0.37) | 8/29 (28%) | 8/32 (25%) | 15/43 (35%) | 0.95 (P value = 0.62) |
| Oxygen saturation (< 96%) | 18/29 (62%) | 15/32 (47%) | 23/43 (53%) | 1.42 (P value = 0.49) | 8/29 (28%) | 7/32 (22%) | 5/43 (12%) | 3.05 (P value = 0.22) | 2/29 (7%) | 3/32 (9%) | 2/43 (5%) | 0.65 (P value = 0.72) |
| Not smiling socially | 19/29 (66%) | 21/32 (66%) | 30/43 (70%) | 0.20 (P value = 0.90) | 3/29 (10%) | 3/32 (9%) | 5/43 (12%) | 0.10 (P value = 0.95) | 0/29 (0%) | 0/32 (0%) | 0/43 (0%) | N/A |
| Feeding difficulty | 12/29 (41%) | 13/32 (41%) | 25/43 (58%) | 2.98 (P value = 0.23) | 3/29 (10%) | 3/32 (9%) | 5/43 (12%) | 0.10 (P value = 0.95) | 0/29 (0%) | 0/32 (0%) | 0/43 (0%) | N/A |
IV: intravenous