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. 2013 Jan 23;8(1):e54190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054190

Table 6. Unit-wide antibiotic use shown as defined daily dose.

Before cycling After cycling
1st-5th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Antibiotic Aug/08-Jul/09 Aug/09-Mar/11 Aug/09-Nov/09 Dec/09-Mar/10 Apr/10-Jul/10 Aug/10-Nov/10 Dec/10-Mar/11
CFPM 211 72 81 51 60 93 77
MEPM 98 82 89 92 80 72 79
PIPC/TAZ 149 543 472 587 406 617 632
CPFX 5 30 27 39 26 19 38

Each number is shown to defined daily dose per 1000 patient days.

CFPM, cefepime; MEPM, meropenem; PIPC/TAZ, piperacillin-tazobactam; CPFX, ciprofloxacin.