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. 2018 Apr 3;66(8):1282-1285.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix999.

Factors Associated With 30-Day Mortality Rate in Respiratory Infections Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Matthew P Cheng  1 , Isaac I Bogoch  2 , Karen Green  3 , Agron Plevneshi  3 , Wallis Rudnick  3 , Altynay Shigayeva  3 , Allison McGeer  3 , Todd C Lee  1 ; Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network
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Factors Associated With 30-Day Mortality Rate in Respiratory Infections Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Matthew P Cheng et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In multivariable analysis of associations between initial antibiotic therapy and clinical outcomes in 5005 patients with microbiologically confirmed Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, "discordant" empiric antibiotic therapy was not associated with 30-day mortality rate (hazard ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval, .67-1.32).

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