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. 2020 Sep 28;14(9):e0008659. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008659

Table 3. Duration of intravenous antibiotics in patients with primary diagnosis of pneumonia.

Current Guideline Recommendations Chest x-ray changes and blood culture results Duration of intravenous antibiotics received (n, %) Total
< = 14 d 15–21d 22–28d >28d
Current recommendation 2 weeks Unilateral unilobar chest x-ray changes blood culture negative 6 (27.3) 4 (18.2) 6 (27.3) 6 (27.3) 22 (100)
Current recommendation 2 weeks Unilateral unilobar chest x-ray changes, blood culture positive 3 (20.0) 1 (6.7) 7 (46.7) 4 (26.7) 15 (100)
Current recommendation 2 weeks Unilateral multilobar or bilateral chest x-ray changes blood culture negative 1 (7.7) 8 (61.5) 4 (30.8) 0 (0) 13 (100)
Current recommendation 2 weeks Unilateral multilobar or bilateral chest x-ray changes blood culture positive 1 (8.3) 1 (8.3) 3 (25.0) 7 (58.3) 12 (100)
Current recommendations 4 weeks - 2 (5.7) 1 (2.6) 8 (22.9) 24 (68.6) 35 (100)
Total 13 (13.4) 15 (15.5) 28 (28.9) 41 (42.3) 97 (100)