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. 2014 Oct 9;2014(10):CD005189. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005189.pub4

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