Association between the number of antibiotic types used and in-hospital mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 5: A propensity score-matched study.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2026 · PMC13384625 · PMID 42470046

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0.0670

closest p · 1.3× alpha

0.3270

boldest claim

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borderline significanceP = .067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Infection site distribution showed borderline significance between groups ( P = .067), with respiratory infections being more frequent in the in-hospital death group (16.13% vs 4.84%).

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did not reach statistical significanceP = .327not close (p > 0.1)

The association for 3 types did not reach statistical significance (OR = 3.845, 95% CI: 0.185–40.395, P = .327).

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