Empirical antimicrobial treatment
| Antibiotics | Number (n = 235) |
|---|---|
| *Cephems, aminoglycosides, carbapenems, clindamycin, or tetracyclines; †carbapenems, fosfomycin, aminoglycosides, or tetracyclines; ‡aminoglycosides, oxacephems, fosfomycin, clindamycin, or tetracyclines; §aminoglycosides, cephems, tetracyclines, or carbapenems. | |
| Penicillins alone | 54 (23%) |
| Penicillins plus aminoglycosides | 50 (21%) |
| Penicillins plus others* | 30 (13%) |
| Cephems alone | 29 (12%) |
| Cephems plus aminoglycosides | 8 (3.4%) |
| Cephems plus others† | 15 (6%) |
| Carbapenems alone | 9 (4%) |
| Carbapenems plus others‡ | 7 (3%) |
| Vancomycin alone | 4 (1.7%) |
| Vancomycin plus carbapenems | 6 (2.6%) |
| Vancomycin plus others§ | 17 (7%) |
| Oxacephems | 4 (1.7%) |
| Antifungal agents (fluconazole) | 2 (0.8%) |