Table 3.
The comparison of drugs treatment used between 50 severe acute respiratory infection (sARI) cases and 79 controls infected with pH1N1 influenza
| Drugs | Number exposed | Percent exposed | Matched odds ratioa (95%CI) | Conditional logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (N = 50) | Control (N = 79) | Case | Control | |||
| Glucocorticosteroidsb | 30 | 5 | 60.0 | 6.3 | 16.7(5.8–47.7) | 8.2(2.3–29.0) |
| Pyrazolonesc | 15 | 6 | 30.0 | 7.6 | 4.7(1.6–13.7) | 3.3(0.8–14.6) |
| Neuraminidase inhibitor | 37 | 7 | 74.0 | 8.9 | 24.5(8.7–68.4) | 14.8(4.9–45.2) |
| Amantidine | 3 | 6 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 0.9(0.2–3.8) | |
| Ribavirin | 27 | 36 | 54.0 | 45.6 | 1.3(0.6–2.8) | |
| Other antivirals | 15 | 32 | 30.0 | 40.5 | 0.6(0.2–1.3) | |
| Antibiotics | 47 | 67 | 94.0 | 84.8 | 3.4(0.8–13.4) | 1.0(0.2–5.5) |
| Acetaminophen | 15 | 17 | 30.0 | 21.5 | 1.7(0.7–3.8) | |
| Ibuprofen | 15 | 16 | 30.0 | 20.3 | 2.1(0.9–5.0) | 2.1(0.7–7.1) |
| Nimesulide | 9 | 15 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.0(0.4–2.7) | |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 33 | 59 | 66.0 | 74.7 | 0.5(0.2–1.2) | |
aOdds Ratio is matched by underlying disease, bdexamethasone or methyl prednisolone, caminopyrine or dipyrone