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. 2020 Nov 15;81(6):966–972. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.010

Table 3.

Therapy, outcomes and diagnosis by virus.

SARS-CoV-2 Non-SARS-CoV-2 virus Absolute difference (95% CI) p value
n=194 n=533
Therapy
Antibiotics used
176 (91%) 475 (89%) 2.1% (−2.9% to 7.1%) 0.317
Outcome
 ICU admission 36 (19%) 9 (2%) 16.9% (12.9% to 20.8%) <0.0001
 In hospital mortality to 30 days 41 (21%) 8 (2%) 19.7% (15.6% to 23.9%) <0.0001
 30-day mortality 47a (26%) 9 (2%) 23.9% (19.4% to 28.4%) <0.0001
 Readmission 15b (12%) 35 (7%) 5.0% (−0.1% to 10.2%) 0.065
Investigator final diagnosis
 Pneumonia 156 (81%) 125 (24%) 57.3% (49.3% to 65.3%) <0.0001
 Influenza like illness 18 (9%) 114 (21%) −12.1% (−18.5% to −5.8%) 0.0002
 Non-pneumonic lower respiratory tract infection 15 (8%) 67 (13%) −4.8% (−10.1% to 0.4%) 0.069
 Exacerbation asthma 1 (1%) 106 (20%) −19.4% (−25.3% to −13.6%) <0.0001
 Exacerbation COPD 1 (1%) 91 (17%) −16.6% (−22.1% to −11.1%) <0.0001
 Exacerbation other underlying respiratory disease 1 (1%) 17 (3%) −2.7% (−5.3% to 0%) 0.055
 Other 1 (1%) 11 (2%) −1.6% (−3.7% to 0.6%) 0.198

Data are n (%).

a

n=145.

b

n=128.

COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.