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Table 3 Strategies of antibiotic change

From: Comparison of metagenomic next-generation sequencing and conventional culture for the diagnostic performance in febrile patients with suspected infections

Antibiotic strategy

Patient number (%)

Add 1 agent

30 (22.39%)

Add 2 agents

6 (4.48%)

Add 3 agents

2 (1.49%)

Add 4 agents

3 (2.23%)

Remove 1 agent

1 (0.75%)

Remove 2 agents

1 (0.75%)

Change completely

21 (15.67%)

No change

70 (52.24%)