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. 1998 Nov-Dec;5(6):554–562. doi: 10.1136/jamia.1998.0050554

Table 3.

Main Outcome Parameters for Prescribers of Vancomycin

Parameter Control Group (n = 174) Intervention Group (n = 171) P Value (Wilcoxon)
Patients per physician 10.3 ± 15.1 4.0 (1.0-12)* 7.4 ± 11.4 3.0 (1.0-9.0)* 0.02
Vancomycin days per physician 41.2 ± 76.7 11 (3.3-44)* 26.5 ± 47.6 7.5 (2.8-32)* 0.05
Duration of therapy prescribed per course of therapy 2.0 ± 1.1 1.8 (1.4-2.4)* 1.8 ± 1.1 1.7 (1.2-2.2)* 0.05
*

Numbers represent the mean with standard deviation followed by the median with the 25%-75% quartiles in parentheses.