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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hosp Med. 2015 Feb 13;10(6):358–365. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2329

Table 2.

Variation in testing and hospitalization based on CPG specific recommendations among infants ≤ 28 days of age with diagnosis of fever.

Testing / Hospitalization Hospitals, n Patients, n % Received1 aOR (95% CI)2 P-value2
Laboratory Testing
Urine testing3
    No CPG 13 996 75.6 Ref
    CPG: Recommend for all 20 2149 80.7 1.2 (0.9 - 1.7) 0.22
Blood testing4
    No CPG 13 996 76.9 Ref
    CPG: Recommend for all 20 2149 81.8 1.2 (0.9 - 1.7) 0.25
CSF testing5
    No CPG 13 996 71.0 Ref
    CPG: Recommend for all 20 2149 77.5 1.3 (1.0 - 1.7) 0.08
Disposition
Hospitalization
    No CPG 13 996 75.4 Ref
    CPG: Recommend for all 20 2149 81.6 1.2 (0.9 - 1.8) 0.26

Abbreviations: CPG, clinical practice guideline; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid

1

% of infants who received test or were hospitalized

2

Adjusted for hospital clustering, geographic region, payer, race, and gender

3

Urine testing defined as urine dipstick, urinalysis, or urine culture

4

Blood testing defined as CBC or blood culture

5

CSF testing defined as cell count, culture, or procedure code for lumbar puncture