TABLE 3.
Number of positive GM tests in 42 episodes monitored before and after initiation of treatment with intravenous β-lactam antibiotics according to the antibiotic
| Antibiotic | No. of samples with positive GM index/no. testeda
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | During treatment | |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acidb | 0/6 | 6/6 |
| Amoxicillinb | 2/16 | 16/16 |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 3/20 | 20/20 |
a
A GM index of ≥0.5 was considered positive.
b
Amoxicillin (sodium salt) and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (sodium and potassium salts) are available for intravenous use in France and elsewhere in Europe.