TABLE 5.
Outcome | No. (%) of patients
|
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Colistin group (n = 18) | Control group (n = 35) | ||
Nephrotoxicity | 4 (22) | 5 (14) | 0.47 |
Clinical response at: | |||
Day 6 | 11 (61) | 9 (26) | 0.012 |
End of therapy | 11 (61) | 11 (31) | 0.038 |
Microbiologic response at: | |||
Day 6 | 11 (61) | 12 (34) | 0.062 |
End of therapy | 11 (61) | 13 (37) | 0.097 |
Relapse | 0 | 2 (6) | 0.54 |
Infection-related mortality | 4 (22) | 9 (26) | >0.99 |
Overall mortality | 12 (67) | 16 (46) | 0.15 |