TABLE 6.
Relationship between appropriate therapy within 52 h and number of resistant classes among P. aeruginosa bloodstream infections
| Resistant class among P. aeruginosa bloodstream infections | Appropriate therapya
|
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|---|---|---|
| Delayed (n = 52) | Early (n = 48) | |
| Zero agents (fully susceptible) | 13 (27.1) | 28 (53.8) |
| Resistance to one agent | 2 (4.2) | 2 (3.8) |
| Resistance to two agents | 3 (6.3) | 7 (13.5) |
| Resistance to three agents | 6 (12.5) | 8 (15.4) |
| Resistance to four agents | 7 (14.6) | 5 (9.6) |
| Resistance to five agents | 8 (16.7) | 1 (1.9) |
| Resistance to six agents | 7 (14.6) | 1 (1.9) |
| Resistance to seven agents | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0) |
a
All data are presented as the number of subjects (with the percentage in parentheses). P = 0.007 for the number of resistance classes between early and delayed appropriate therapies.