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. 2023 Oct 16;16:6717–6724. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S423167

Table 2.

Summary of Antimicrobic Administrations in P. aeruginosa Positive Patients

Variables Pre-Pandemic (n = 131) Post-Pandemic (n = 185)
β-Lactams n (%) 40 (30.5) 92 (50.0)**
CHBLs n (%) 1 (0.8) 3 (1.6)
Amino n (%) 11 (8.4) 29 (15.8)
Quinolones n (%) 34 (26.0) 53 (28.8)
Macrolides n (%) 1 (0.8) 6 (3.3)
Lincomycin n (%) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.5)
Short-term steroids n (%) 39 (30.0) 64 (35.2)

Notes: Pre-pandemic year: January 01, 2019-December 31, 2019; post-pandemic year: May 1, 2020-April 30, 2021. **P<0.01.

Abbreviation: CHBLs, carbapenemases.