Table 3.
Odds ratio | Variable type | 95% confidence interval | P value | |
Gram staining (positive) | 2.61 | Dichotomous | 1.13 to 6.03 | 0.02 |
ΔPCT D2–D3 | 10.29 | Continuous | 1.66 to 63.9 | 0.01 |
Multivariate analysis of factors predictive of the appropriateness of the first-line empirical antibiotic therapy in 147 patients with bacterial sepsis. PCT, procalcitonin; D1, day sepsis is diagnosed; ΔPCT D2–D3, procalcitonin decrease between day 3 and day 2 after the onset of sepsis.