Table 3: Association between appropriate use of antibiotic during initiation and mortality.

Variable Mortality RR 95% CI p value
Yes No
Appropriate use of antibiotic
     • Appropriate 26 (34.2%) 50 (65.8%) 0.542 0.341-0.861 0.021
     • Not Appropriate 12 (63.1%) 7 (36.9%)