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Table 1.86a: Percentage of pneumonia patients who received the first dose of antibiotic within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital, United States, 2002
| Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
| |
|
|
| Total |
63.09 |
1.23 |
| |
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
| Male |
63.69 |
0.47 |
| Female |
62.67 |
0.49 |
| |
|
|
| Race |
|
|
| White |
64.54 |
0.36 |
| African American |
51.98 |
1.27 |
| Hispanic |
47.15 |
2.26 |
| Native American |
60.63 |
2.63 |
| Asian |
70.40 |
2.90 |
| |
|
|
| Age |
|
|
| Under 65 |
60.06 |
1.00 |
| 65-74 |
64.12 |
0.66 |
| 75-84 |
62.68 |
0.55 |
| 85 and over |
64.29 |
0.66 |
| |
|
|
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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