Table 3.

Primary and Secondary Outcomes

	Short Duration N = 51	Long Duration N = 111	P Value
Primary outcomea—clinical failure, n (%)	14 (27.5)	21 (18.9)	.225
All-cause hospital readmission	14 (27.5)	20 (18.2)	.214
Bacteremia recurrence	1 (2)	1 (0.9)	.532
All-cause mortality	1 (2)	1 (0.9)	.532
Secondary outcomes
Hospital LOS, days, median (IQR)	5 (4–7)	5(4–9)	.860
ICU LOS, days, median (IQR)	4 (1–6)	2 (2–5)	.529
C difficile infection, n (%)	1 (2)	1 (0.9)	.532
Central venous catheter placement, n (%)	2 (3.9)	5 (4.5)	.614

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; LOS, length of stay.

^aWithin 30 days of positive blood culture.