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Table 4 Comparison of outcomes according to adequacy of antibiotics

From: Risk factors for mortality in patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia; retrospective study of impact of combination antimicrobial therapy

 

Survivor (n = 182)

Non survivor (n = 52)

P value

All patients (n = 234)

Empirical

Combination

31 (17.0%)

7 (13.5%)

0.74

 

Monotherapy

78 (42.9%)

25 (48.1%)

 
 

Inappropriate

31 (17.0%)

7 (13.5%)

 

Targeted

Combination

36 (19.8%)

6 (11.5%)

0.31

 

Monotherapy

109 (59.9%)

32 (61.5%)

 
 

Inappropriate

37 (20.3%)

14 (26.9%)

 

Patients with neutropenia (n = 54)

Empirical

Combination

19 (52.7%)

4 (22.2%)

0.001

 

Monotherapy

16 (44.4%)

7 (38.8%)

 
 

Inadequate

1 (2.7%)

7 (38.8%)

 

Targeted

Combination

21 (58.3%)

10 (55.5%)

0.01

 

Monotherapy

14 (38.8%)

3 (16.7%)

 
  

Inadequate

1 (2.7%)

5 (27.7%)

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