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Table 6 Final antibiotic administered intravenously after urine culture results

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)

Narrow spectrum

44 (91.7%)

150 (67.8%)

Ā Ampicillin

34

Ā Ā 80

Ā Ampicillin/sulbactam

Ā 

Ā  Ā Ā 1

Ā Cefazolin

Ā 

Ā  Ā Ā 4

Ā Cefotiam

10

Ā Ā 65

Intermediate spectrum

4 (8.3%)

54 (24.4%)

Ā Cefmetazole

1

17

Ā Cefotaxime or ceftriaxone

2

10

Ā Ceftazidime

Ā 

Ā Ā 4

Ā Aztreonam

1

Ā Ā 5

Ā Tobramycin

Ā 

15

Ā Ciprofloxacin

Ā 

Ā Ā 3

Broad spectrum

0

17 (7.7%)

Ā Cefepime

Ā 

Ā Ā 3

Ā Imipenem/cilastatin

Ā 

Ā Ā 7

Ā Meropenem

Ā 

Ā Ā 4

Ā Vancomycin

Ā 

Ā Ā 3