Table 4.
Drugs used to treat influenza-like illness (ILI) from pH1N1 influenza, before sARI onset in 50 severe acute respiratory infection (sARI) cases and during equivalent period after ILI onset in 79 controls
| Drugs | Number exposed | Percent exposed | Matched odds ratioa (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (N = 50) | Control (N = 79) | Case | Control | ||
| Glucocorticosteroidsb before sARI onset | 17 | 3 | 34.0 | 3.8 | 17.0(2.1–135.0) |
| Glucocorticosteroidsb before both pneumonia and SARI | 15 | 2 | 30.0 | 2.5 | 15.0(1.9–120.9) |
| Pyrazolonesc | 13 | 5 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 3.0(0.8–11.7) |
| Neuraminidase inhibitor | 4 | 6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 0.6(0.1–3.4) |
| Amantidine | 3 | 4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.3(0.0–2.8) |
| Ribavirin | 21 | 32 | 42.0 | 41 | 1.3(0.5–3.2) |
| Other antivirals | 6 | 11 | 38.8 | 61.2 | 0.5(0.1–2.5) |
| Antibiotics | 43 | 63 | 86.0 | 79.7 | 0.8(0.2–2.6) |
| Acetaminophen | 14 | 12 | 28.0 | 15.2 | – |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | 15 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 0.8(0.2–2.8) |
| Nimesulide | 9 | 15 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.4(0.4–4.4) |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 28 | 51 | 56.0 | 64.6 | 1.6(0.7–3.4) |
aOdds Ratio is matched by age group and underlying disease, bdexamethasone or methyl prednisolone, caminopyrine or dipyrone