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Table 5 Antibiotics used to treat Pseudomonas infections

From: Antibiotic resistance profiles and associated factors of Pseudomonas Infections among patients admitted to large tertiary care hospital from a developing country

Antibiotics

Frequency (%)

Aminoglycosides

24 (26.6)

Colistin

7 (7.8)

Meropenem

11 (12.2)

Ceftazidime

28 (31.1)

Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin)

21 (23.3)

Piperacillin-tazobactam

30 (33.3)

Total = 90 (134.3)*

Antibiotics regimen

Frequency (%)

Single agent

68 (75.6)

Two agents

21 (23.3)

Three agents

1 (1.1)

 

Total = 90 (100)

  1. *Overlap presented as some patients used more than one antibiotic. Some patients were not treated after culture results, as they either died or were discharged