3. Kabir: IV ampicillin versus oral erythromycin versus control.
Variable | Intervention | Outcome | ||
IV ampicillin | Oral erythromycin | Control | Chi2 test (P value) | |
Day 2 | ||||
Oxygen sats (< 90%) | 2/99 (2%) | 6/99 (6%) | 6/97 (6%) | 2.45 (P value = 0.29) |
Fever | 5/99 (5%) | 6/99 (6%) | 4/97 (4%) | 0.38 (P value = 0.83) |
Day 7 | ||||
Wheeze | 8/99 (8%) | 9/99 (9%) | 4/97 (4%) | 2.04 (P value = 0.36) |
Shortness of breath | 8/99 (8%) | 9/99 (9%) | 2/97 (2%) | 4.68 (P value = 0.10) |
Cough | 10/99 (10%) | 9/99 (9%) | 3/97 (3%) | 4.06 (P value = 0.13) |
CI: confidence interval IV: intravenous PICU: paediatric intensive care unit SD: standard deviation