TABLE 2.
Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Treatment and Frequency of Prolonged Initial Empirical Antibiotic Treatment According to Network Center (N = 4039)
| Center | Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Treatment, Median (Range), d |
Prolonged Initial Empirical Antibiotic Course (≥5 d), %a |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 (2–21) | 55 |
| 2 | 4 (2–11) | 49 |
| 3 | 8 (1–33) | 73 |
| 4 | 5 (1–33) | 56 |
| 5 | 7 (1–36) | 73 |
| 6 | 7 (3–29) | 68 |
| 7 | 4 (2–17) | 38 |
| 8 | 6 (1–26) | 55 |
| 9 | 4 (2–26) | 47 |
| 10 | 6 (1–15) | 55 |
| 11 | 3 (2–26) | 29 |
| 12 | 4 (2–19) | 49 |
| 13 | 4 (2–22) | 43 |
| 14 | 4.5 (2–23) | 50 |
| 15 | 5 (2–32) | 54 |
| 16 | 9.5 (2–17) | 85 |
| 17 | 4 (2–33) | 27 |
| 18 | 4.5 (2–15) | 50 |
| 19 | 7 (3–21) | 72 |
| Total | 5 (1–36) | 53 (N = 2147) |
a
Proportion of infants included in the study cohort (P <.001 for center differences).