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Table 2 Types of antibiotic regimen (n = 90) divided into monotherapy and combination therapy

From: Germs of thrones - spontaneous decolonization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Western Europe: is this myth or reality?

Antibiotic (International drug name)

N (%)

Monotherapy

 Amoxicillin-clavulanate

20

 Piperacillin-tazobactam

9

 Third-generation cephalosporin

8

 Carbapenem

6

 Fluoroquinolone

5

 Amoxicillin

4

 Glycopeptide

1

 Other

2

 TOTAL

55 (61.1)

Combination therapy with 2 antibiotics

 Piperacillin-tazobactam + fluoroquinolone

6

 Third-generation cephalosporin + other antibiotic

6

 Amoxicillin-clavulanate + Fluoroquinolone

4

 Third-generation cephalosporin + fluoroquinolone

3

 Carbapenem + other antibiotic

3

 Amoxicillin-clavulanate + other antibiotic

3

 Piperacillin-tazobactam + tigecyclin

1

 Piperacillin-tazobactam + antibiotic active against MRSAa

2

 Fluoroquinolone + rifampin

1

 TOTAL

29 (32.2)

Combination therapy with 3 or more antibiotics

 Carbapenem + fluoroquinolone + aminoglycoside

2

 Pipera-tazobactam + fluoroquinolone + aminoglycoside

1

 Carbapenem + colistin + tigecyclin

1

 Pipera-tazobactam + fluoroquinolone + linezolide

1

 Carbapenem + colistin + glycopeptide

1

 TOTAL

6 (6.7)

  1. aMRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus