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Table 5 Initial antibiotic susceptibility

From: Point-of-care urine Gram stain led to narrower-spectrum antimicrobial selection for febrile urinary tract infection in adolescents and adults

Ā 

Uncomplicated group (Nā€‰=ā€‰48)

Complicated group (Nā€‰=ā€‰218)

p value

Narrow spectrum

46/47 (97.9%)

142/170 (83.5%)

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001*

Ā Ampicillin

Ā 

Ā  Ā Ā 5/5

Ā 

Ā Ampicillin/sulbactam

Ā 

Ā  Ā Ā 1/3

Ā 

Ā Cefazolin

Ā 

Ā  Ā Ā 2/2

Ā 

Ā Cefotiam

46/47

134/160

Ā 

Intermediate spectrum

1/1 (100%)

29/34 (85.3%)

1.000

Ā Cefmetazole

Ā 

10/12

Ā 

Ā Cefotaxime or ceftriaxone

1/1

11/13

Ā 

Ā Ceftazidime

Ā 

Ā Ā 5/5

Ā 

Ā Aztreonam

Ā 

Ā Ā 2/3

Ā 

Ā Tobramycin

Ā 

Ā Ā 1/1

Ā 

Broad spectrum

Ā Ā 0

16/17 (94.1%)

Ā 

Ā Imipenem/cilastatin

Ā 

Ā Ā 8/8

Ā 

Ā Meropenem

Ā 

Ā Ā 6/7

Ā 

Ā Vancomycin

Ā 

Ā Ā 2/2

Ā 

Total

47/48 (97.9%)

186/221 (84.2%)

0.009*

  1. *pā€‰<ā€‰0.05