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. 2021 Dec 30;57(4):568–574. doi: 10.1177/00185787211066460

Table 3.

Group Comparison on Dichotomous Outcomes.

Outcome variable Drug N (patients) Group comparison Adjusted/conditional group comparison*
% Experiencing outcome P ^ % Experiencing outcome Coefficient Std. error Odds ratio (95% CI) P
Clinical cure Ertapenem 55 96.4 .091 96.8 −1.823 0.896 0.16 (0.03-0.94) .042
Cefoxitin 30 83.3 83.2
Microbiological cure Ertapenem 16 100.0 .192 100.0 −19.130 4077.160 $ .996
Cefoxitin 13 84.6 88.6
Vasopressor use (in critically ill patients) Ertapenem 55 12.7 .250 12.8 −1.497 1.101 0.22 (0.03-1.94) .174
Cefoxitin 30 3.3 3.2
Relapse/recurrence within 30 days Ertapenem 55 18.2 .999 18.1 −0.133 0.611 0.88 (0.26-2.90) .828
Cefoxitin 29 17.2 16.2
Relapse/recurrence within 90 days Ertapenem 55 34.5 .070 34.8 −1.229 0.613 0.29 (0.09-0.97) .045
Cefoxitin 29 13.8 13.5
Mortality within 90 days Ertapenem 55 0.0 .122 0.0 21.539 5243.711 $ .997
Cefoxitin 30 6.7 1.8
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Calculated using Fisher’s exact test.

*

Adjusted/conditional group differences performed by including the Charlson Comorbidity Index as a covariate in the logistic regression model.

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