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Table 3 Antimicrobial regimens prescribed to 145 non-ASP cases

From: Association between adherence to an antimicrobial stewardship program and mortality among hospitalised cancer patients with febrile neutropaenia: a prospective cohort study

Antibiotic scheme

Number (%)

Monotherapy

129 (89.0)

- Cefepime

95 (65.6)

- Piperacillin/tazobactam

26 (17.9)

- Imipenem/meropenem

7 (4.8)

- Ciprofloxacin

1 (0.7)

Combination therapy

16 (11.0)

- Cefepime + metronidazole

5 (3.4)

- Cefepime + vancomycin

3 (2.0)

- Cefepime + amikacin

1 (0.7)

- Cefepime + azithromycin

1 (0.7)

- Cefepime + vancomycin + ampicillin

1 (0.7)

- Piperacillin/tazobactam + vancomycin

3 (2.1)

- Cefuroxime + azithromycin

1 (0.7)

- Vancomycin + metronidazole

1 (0.7)