Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | n = 148 |
|---|---|
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 60 (44–69) |
| Male | 135 (91.2%) |
| White | 125 (84.5%) |
| Temperature (°C), median (IQR) | 36.7 (36.5–37.0) |
| White blood cells (measurement), median (IQR) (n = 64) | 8.4 (6.5–11.2) |
| Concomitant medications, median (IQR) | 8 (3–13) |
| Indication | |
| Bronchitis or URTI | 52 (35.1%) |
| CAP | 8 (5.4%) |
| COPD | 5 (3.4%) |
| Flu | 1 (0.7%) |
| Intra-abdominal | 12 (8.1%) |
| Other | 14 (9.5%) |
| Prophylaxis | 7 (4.7%) |
| SSTI | 37 (25.0%) |
| UTI | 8 (5.4%) |
CAP Community-acquired pneumonia, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR interquartile range, SSTI skin and soft tissue infection, URTI upper respiratory tract infection, UTI urinary tract infection