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. 2014 Oct 30;349:g6196. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g6196

Table 3.

 Antibiotic use and risk of sudden death within 14 days

Antibiotic use No (%) cases No (%) controls Odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)*
Amoxicillin (reference) 418 (22.9) 2021 (29.8) 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
Co-trimoxazole 474 (25.9) 1262 (18.6) 1.80 (1.54 to 2.09) 1.54 (1.29 to 1.84)
Ciprofloxacin 603 (33.0) 1888 (27.9) 1.50 (1.30 to 1.72) 1.18 (1.00 to 1.39)
Norfloxacin 158 (8.6) 832 (12.3) 0.89 (0.73 to 1.09) 0.83 (0.65 to 1.05)
Nitrofurantoin 174 (9.5) 768 (11.3) 1.08 (0.88 to 1.32) 1.03 (0.81 to 1.30)

*Analysis adjusted for disease risk index.