Table 3.
Treatments
| Case | O | Z | Antibiotics | Steroid | Dose of steroid (mg/kg/day)b | Interval of steroid (days)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | + | + | ABPC | PSL | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | + | + | ABPC | PSL + (mPSL pulse)a | 2a | 3a |
| 3 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | – | – | – |
| 4 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL + (mPSL pulse)a | 4a | 3a |
| 6 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | – | – | – |
| 7 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | – | – | – |
| 8 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | – | – | – |
| 11 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | (mPSL pulse)a | –a | –a |
| 13 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | + | − | – | mPSL | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | – | – | – |
| 18 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | PSL + (mPSL pulse)a | 2a | 4a |
| 21 | + | − | CPR | – | – | – |
| 22 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | + | − | CTRX | PSL | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | + | + | CAZ | – | – | – |
| 27 | + | − | – | PSL | 1.7 | 4 |
| 28 | − | + | MEPM | PSL | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | − | + | ABPC/SBT | mPSL | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | + | + | ABPC/SBT | PSL | 2 | 8 |
| 31 | + | − | ABPC/SBT | PSL | 2 | 1 |
O oseltamivir, Z zanamivir, ABPC ampicillin, ABPC/SBT ampicillin/sulbactam, CAZ ceftazidime, CPR cefpirome, CTRX ceftriaxone, MEPM meropenem, mPSL methylprednisolone, PSL prednisolone
aThey received methylprednisolone pulse therapy for encephalopathy after extubation
bAside from the dose of steroid given with mPSL pulse therapy