Table 2.

Treatment outcomes

Outcome	Short-course group (n = 33)	Long-course group (n = 19)	p-value
Treatment failure—n (%)	5 (15.2%)	3 (15.8%)	1.000
C. Difficile infection within 30 days—n (%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Hospital readmission within 30 days—n (%)	1 (3.0%)	6 (31.6%)	.007
UTI-related readmission—n (%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Telephone encounters within 30 days of discharge—n (%)	13 (39.4%)	9 (47.4%)	.575
Duration of IV beta-lactam treatment (days) – median (IQR)	3 (3–3)	3 (2–4)	.312
Total antibiotic duration (days) – median (IQR)	3 (3–3)	6 (5–7)	< .001
Discharge antibiotics prescribed—n (%)	2 (6.1%)	9 (47.4%)	< .001
Hospital length of stay (days) – median (IQR)	3.66 (2.42–8.32)	3.94 (2.92–6.66)	.932