Table 3

Acute exacerbations of respiratory disease: antibiotics and admissions in placebo and AZM groups

PlaceboAZMp value
Values are mean (median, range).
Number of courses of IV treatment1.1 (0.5, 0–7)0.4 (0, 0–2)0.016
Total days IV treatment7.1 (1, 0–44)2.0 (0, 0–17)0.009
Total days home IV treattment2.1 (0, 0–14)0.2 (0, 0–5)0.037
Total hospital days5.2 (0, 0–36)2.1 (0, 0–15)0.056