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Table 2 Types and duration of administration of non-carbapenems as initial empirical antibiotic

From: Initial empirical antibiotics of non-carbapenems for ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae bacteremia in children: a retrospective medical record review

Non-carbapenem antibiotics

Number of cases (total n = 26)

Types

 Amikacin

2 (7.7%)

 Cefepime

14 (53.8%)

 Cefotaxime

4 (15.4%)

 Piperacillin/Tazobactam

6 (23.1%)

Duration of administration (calendar days)

 1

16 (61.5%)

 2

7 (26.9%)

 3

2 (7.7%)

 4

1 (3.8%)