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Table 4 Correlation between previous antibiotic therapy and bacterial resistance displayed by Gram-negative bacteria

From: Epidemiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in northern Brazil: an analytical descriptive prospective cohort study

Antibiotic

Patients with previous antibiotic therapy n (%)

Bacteria resistance n (%)

r ( P)*

Cefepime

12 (44.4)

7 (58.3)

0.8622 (0.0272)

Ceftriaxone

7 (25.9)

7 (100.0)

 

Ciprofloxacin

7 (25.9)

5 (71.4)

 

Imipenem

6 (22.2)

2 (33.3)

 

Amikacin

2 (7.4)

-

 

Ceftazidime

1 (3.7)

1 (100.0)

 
  1. * Spearman correlation.