Table 3. Follow-Up Outcomes for Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARIs)a All Patients


Acute Pharyngitis


Outcome Total


Unique


ARI-related return encounter


30-d ARI-related return visit


Unresolved/worsening symptoms


Infectious complication


Antibiotic prescribed Telephone


Patient initiated


30-d C. difficile infection


30-d hospitalization 105 (4)


260 (10) 81 (3)


1(<1) 25 (1) 84 (6)


122 (9) 37 (3)


1 (<1) 8 (<1) aDue to rounding, all percentages may not add up to 100%.


<.01 .31 .49 .64


.22 18 (5)


45 (12) 15 (4)


0 (<1) 8 (2) 11 (6)


21 (12) 4 (2)


0 (<1) 0 (<1)


.43 .92 .33 :: :


.05


29 (5) 56 (9) 15 (2)


0(<1) 4(<1) 3 (4)


15 (19) 3 (4)


0 (<1) 0 (<1) .75


<.01 .45


:: : .48 39 (4)


115 (12) 37 (4)


0(<1) 8 (1) 12 (8)


21 (13) 6 (4)


0 (<1) 0 (<1)


.04 .55 .97 :::


.26


19 (4) 44 (8) 14 (3)


1(<1) 5 (1)


58 (6) 65 (7) 24 (3)


1 (<1) 8 (1)


.02 .50 .94 .71


.94 248 (10) 185 (7) 7(<1) 146 (11) 116 (9) 3 (<1) .22 .10 .77 37 (10) 31 (8) 1 (<1) 18 (10) 13 (8) 1 (1) .81 .79 .57 57 (9) 40 (6) 1 (<1) 9 (11) 9 (11) 0 (<1) .50 108 (11) .10 .72 80 (8) 3 (<1) 20 (13) 17 (11) 0 (<1) .52 .26 .49 46 (8) 34 (6) 2 (<1) 99 (11) 77 (8) 2 (<1) .14 .13 .60


Antibiotic Prescribed, No. (%)


Antibiotic Withheld, No. (%)


2552 (100) 1332 (100) 457 (18)


247 (19) P Value .63


Antibiotic Prescribed, No. (%)


Antibiotic Withheld, No. (%)


382 (100) 174 (100) 71 (19)


34 (20) P Value .79


Acute Rhinosinusitis


Antibiotic Prescribed, No. (%)


630 (100) 106 (17)


Antibiotic Withheld, No. (%)


79 (100) 22 (28)


P Value .02


Acute Bronchitis


Antibiotic Prescribe, No. (%)


990 (100) 198 (20)


Antibiotic Withheld, No. (%)


158 (100) 35 (22)


P Value .53


Antibiotic Prescribed, No. (%)


550 (100) 82 (15)


URI-NOS


Antibiotic Withheld, No. (%)


921 (100) 156 (17)


P Value .31


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