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Table 4 Comparison of antimicrobial therapy in patients infected with E.coli and E.faecium

From: 7295 elderly hospitalized patients with catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a case-control study

Factor

E.coli n = 31

E.faecium n = 60

E.coli and E.faecium n = 13

Z/x2

p

Antimicrobial therapy days

0(0, 8)

11.5(7.5, 23)

18(9, 26)

16.604

<0.001

Antimicrobial therapy types(n,%)

   

31.664

<0.001a

No

16(51.61)

3(5.00)

0

  

1 type

13(41.94)

40(66.67)

8(61.54)

  

2 types

2(6.45)

14(23.33)

5(38.46)

  

3 types

0

3(5.00)

0

  
  1. a Fisher’s exact test