Table 3.
Antibiotics used for the treatment of CAP during hospitalisation. The initial antibiotic treatment involved monotherapy or combination therapy
| Antibiotic Treatment | General population | Cardiovascular event | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1266 (%) | Yes 301 (23.8%) |
No 965 (76.2%) |
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| Penicillina | 596 (47.1) | 133 (44.2) | 463 (48) | 0.26 |
| Cephalosporin | 405 (32) | 106 (35.2) | 299 (31) | 0.17 |
| Quinolone | 359 (28.4) | 64 (21.3) | 295 (30.6) | 0.002 |
| Macrolide | 317 (25) | 74 (24.6) | 243 (25.2) | 0.87 |
| Carbapenem | 31 (2.4) | 9 (3) | 22 (2.3) | 0.52 |
| Otherb | 94 (7.4) | 25 (8.3) | 65 (6.7) | 0.37 |
aPenicillin with or without beta-lactamase inhibitor
bOther classes of antibiotic used were imidazole, sulphamydic, tetracyclin, oxazolodinedion, alone or combined with other antibiotic classes