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. 2006 Mar 28;10(2):R52. doi: 10.1186/cc4879

Table 3.

Percentage of bacteria found from endotracheal aspirates in each treatment group

Bacteria Cefepime - Cefepime-amikacin - Cefepime-levofloxacin -
S. pneumoniae 3.3 8.3 7.1
Haemophilus influenzae 6.7 4.2 7.1
S. aureus 23.3 (1) 25 28.6 (2)
E. coli 10 8.3 10.7
Klebsiella spp. 10 (1) 12.5 (1) 3.6 (1)
Proteus spp. 3.3 8.3 0
Enterobacter spp. 10 8.3 14.3 (1)
Serratia marcescens 6.7 12.5 7.1
P.aeruginosa 23.3 (1) 8.3 (1) 17.9
Acinetobacter baumannii 3.3 4.2 3.6

Numbers in parentheses correspond to the number of patients having positive blood culture with the same organism.