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Table 2 Bacteriological findings and indication of ciprofloxacin in 98 children

From: Current ciprofloxacin usage in children hospitalized in a referral hospital in Paris

 

Patients without CF (n = 77)

Patients with CF (n = 21)

Bacteriological finding n (%)

40 (51.9)

21 (100)

Presence of P. aeruginosa n (%)

13 (16.9)

20 (95.2)

Mixed bacterial infection n (%)

3 (3.9)

1 (4.8)

Antibiotic combination n (%)

65 (84.4)

21 (100)

Indication for ciprofloxacin

  

Active infection n (%)

76 (98.7)

21 (100)

Bronchopulmonary n (%)

25 (32.4)

21 (100)

Urinary tract n (%)

8 (10.4)

0

Intra-abdominal infection n (%)

7 (9.1)

0

Bloodstream infection/catheter infection n (%)

2 (2.6)/4 (5.2)

0

Operative site infection n (%)

5 (6.5)

0

Bone or joint n (%)

4 (5.2)

0

Cerebral n (%)

4 (5.2)

0

Mediastinitis$ n (%)

3 (3.9)

0

Endocarditis n (%)

2 (2.6)

0

Miscellaneous§ n (%)

12 (15.6)

0

Prophylaxis n (%)

1 (1.3)

0

  1. Miscellaneous§:2 BCGitis, 1 Ocular infection, 1 cutaneous infection and 8 fever in immunocompromised children among whom 4 with current neutropenia.
  2. $: Mediastinal infection means mediastinitis after cardiac or thoracic surgery.