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Table 2 Microbiological tests [n (%)] and isolates (>10%) among those with positive cultures

From: Adherence to recommendations by infectious disease consultants and its influence on outcomes of intravenous antibiotic-treated hospitalized patients

 

Intervention

Non intervention

 

Complete

Partial

Non adherence

Total

 

N

199

141

231

571

602

Patients with no microbiological tests

42 (21.1)

35 (24.8)

86 (37.2) a

163 (28.5)

212 (35.2)

Patients with serology

17 (8.5)

3 (2.1)

9 (3.9)

29 (5.1)

22 (3.7)

Patients with culture

140 (70.4)

103 (73.1)

136 (58.8)

379 (66.4)

368 (61.1)

Positive cultures

80 (57.1)

65 (63.1)

80 (58.8)

225 (59.3)

177 (48.1)

  E. coli

16 (20.0)

17 (26.2)

16 (20.0)

49 (21.8)

43 (24.3)

  S. pneumoniae

13 (16.3)

6 (9.2)

9 (11.3)

28 (12.4)

21 (11.9)

  P. aeruginosa

11 (13.8)

7 (10.8)

10 (12.5)

28 (12.4)

13 (7.3)

  1. ap<0.001 versus complete adherence.