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Table 1.87b: Percentage of immunocompetent patients (either ICU or non-ICU) who received the recommended empirical antibiotic regimen during the first 24 hours that is consistent with current guidelines, by State, 2000-2001 and 2002
| |
2002 |
2000-2001 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
67.95 |
0.89 |
84.45 |
0.47 |
| Alabama |
67.58 |
2.74 |
84.37 |
1.68 |
| Alaska |
56.88 |
2.78 |
82.93 |
2.64 |
| Arizona |
73.16 |
2.51 |
90.24 |
1.39 |
| Arkansas |
63.28 |
2.77 |
83.33 |
1.76 |
| California |
65.20 |
2.78 |
82.74 |
1.78 |
| Colorado |
75.86 |
2.40 |
85.32 |
1.70 |
| Connecticut |
55.44 |
2.91 |
83.71 |
1.75 |
| Delaware |
67.47 |
2.75 |
88.54 |
1.56 |
| District of Columbia |
76.30 |
2.60 |
82.31 |
1.82 |
| Florida |
74.90 |
2.68 |
83.91 |
1.72 |
| Georgia |
67.75 |
2.82 |
83.65 |
1.71 |
| Hawaii |
66.57 |
2.59 |
79.81 |
1.96 |
| Idaho |
66.78 |
2.72 |
87.93 |
1.52 |
| Illinois |
66.29 |
2.90 |
85.14 |
1.69 |
| Indiana |
71.29 |
2.61 |
83.73 |
1.71 |
| Iowa |
73.97 |
2.48 |
88.39 |
1.49 |
| Kansas |
65.31 |
2.79 |
84.86 |
1.70 |
| Kentucky |
72.13 |
2.66 |
84.53 |
1.67 |
| Louisiana |
59.57 |
2.96 |
80.72 |
1.77 |
| Maine |
66.43 |
2.83 |
81.58 |
1.90 |
| Maryland |
73.20 |
2.61 |
87.93 |
1.56 |
| Massachusetts |
66.22 |
2.76 |
85.37 |
1.67 |
| Michigan |
66.78 |
2.78 |
83.73 |
1.72 |
| Minnesota |
70.00 |
2.70 |
86.16 |
1.64 |
| Mississippi |
60.68 |
2.85 |
84.74 |
1.72 |
| Missouri |
67.94 |
2.76 |
84.45 |
1.66 |
| Montana |
70.48 |
2.58 |
87.79 |
1.59 |
| Nebraska |
72.60 |
2.62 |
87.08 |
1.64 |
| Nevada |
75.40 |
2.46 |
87.42 |
1.58 |
| New Hampshire |
67.52 |
2.66 |
82.73 |
1.81 |
| New Jersey |
68.71 |
2.64 |
84.75 |
1.71 |
| New Mexico |
69.51 |
2.55 |
85.44 |
1.64 |
| New York |
70.51 |
2.66 |
83.42 |
1.86 |
| North Carolina |
71.79 |
2.70 |
85.21 |
1.67 |
| North Dakota |
67.33 |
2.72 |
86.33 |
1.64 |
| Ohio |
71.21 |
2.84 |
81.61 |
1.86 |
| Oklahoma |
64.21 |
2.85 |
83.48 |
1.74 |
| Oregon |
70.44 |
2.77 |
85.48 |
1.71 |
| Pennsylvania |
70.63 |
2.63 |
79.22 |
1.94 |
| Puerto Rico |
42.18 |
2.62 |
69.44 |
2.10 |
| Rhode Island |
64.71 |
2.74 |
91.59 |
1.34 |
| South Carolina |
67.50 |
2.81 |
84.49 |
1.72 |
| South Dakota |
59.87 |
2.82 |
84.93 |
1.65 |
| Tennessee |
71.96 |
2.74 |
84.23 |
1.73 |
| Texas |
72.80 |
2.77 |
84.38 |
1.69 |
| Utah |
78.39 |
2.35 |
85.65 |
1.66 |
| Vermont |
69.65 |
2.61 |
81.09 |
1.96 |
| Virginia |
71.34 |
2.59 |
88.47 |
1.47 |
| Washington |
68.42 |
2.67 |
80.05 |
1.91 |
| West Virginia |
64.38 |
2.69 |
81.49 |
1.91 |
| Wisconsin |
78.71 |
2.53 |
87.90 |
1.52 |
| Wyoming |
56.17 |
2.77 |
86.08 |
1.98 |
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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