Number of antimicrobial agents, n | 151 |
Duration, mean | 12 d |
Route of administration, n (%) | |
IVa | 89 (59) |
POb | 46 (30.4) |
IV to PO | 16 (10.6) |
Type of antimicrobial agents, n (%) | |
Quinolones | 29 (19.2) |
β-lactam | 73 (48.3) |
Penicillin | 11 (7.28) |
Cephalosporin | |
2nd generation | 33 (21.85) |
3rd generation | 29 (19.21) |
Carbapenem | 44 (29.14) |
Vancomycin | 1 (0.66) |
Others | 4 (2.65) |
Microorganisms identified (N = 116) | |
Gram-positive, n (%) | 11 (9.40) |
Enterococcus | 7 (6.03) |
Coagulase negative staph | 2 (1.72) |
Streptococcus group B | 2 (1.72) |
Gram-negative, n (%)c | 105 (90.2) |
E. coli | 54 (46.55) |
K. pneumonie | 23 (19.83) |
Pseudomonas | 13 (11.21) |
Citrobacter | 3 (2.59) |
others | 12 (10.35) |