Table 2 |
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Propensity score adjusted associations between receipt of nafcillin or cefazolin versus vancomycin and 30-day in-hospital mortality |
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Association |
Adjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval |
Variables included in the propensity score |
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Receipt of nafcillin or cefazolin versus vancomycin and 30-day in-hospital mortality |
0.21 (0.09, 0.47) |
Severity of illness Aggregate comorbidity Admission to the ICU Age Hemodialysis Endocarditis Time to receipt of appropriate therapy Receipt of other anti -staphylococcal antibiotic |
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Switch from vancomycin to nafcillin or cefazolin versus remaining on vancomycin and 30-day in-hospital mortality |
0.31 (0.10, 0.95) |
Severity of illness Aggregate comorbidity Admission to the ICU Community-associated infection Hemodialysis Age Endocarditis Time to receipt of appropriate therapy |
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Schweizer et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2011 11:279 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-11-279 |
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