Table 3 Overall antibiotic use
Days of therapy/100 neutropenic days | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Period I | Period II | ||
Therapeutical agents | Carbapenems | 40.3 | 31.6 |
Vancomycin | 26.7 | 12.1 | |
Ceftazidime | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
Ceftriaxone | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Piperacillin/tazobactam | 0.2 | 1.1 | |
Penicillin | 3.1 | 3.8 | |
Aminoglycosides | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
Prophylactic agents | Clindamycin | 10.9 | 7.0 |
Ciprofloxacin | 65.8 | 60.1 | |
Cotrimoxazole * | 3.1 | 5.6 | |
Cefazolin | 4.1 | 15.0 | |
Total | 155.6 | 138.0 | |