Table 4 Effectiveness of the initially selected antibiotics in each group
From: Gram-stain-based antimicrobial selection reduces cost and overuse compared with Japanese guidelines
Gram stain | Guidelines | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Effective | 186 (89.4 %) | 191 (91.8 %) | 0.2071 |
Not effective | 14 (6.7 %) | 10 (4.8 %) | 0.1999 |
Unknown | 8 (3.8 %) | 7 (3.3 %) | 0.6865 |