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. 2018 Feb 21;18:85. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-2989-9

Table 4.

Indication, use and assessment of aminoglycosides in patients with S. aureus IE (infective endocarditis) according to methicillin susceptibility

IE due to MSSA (n = 17) IE due to MRSA (n = 9) p
Indication of aminoglycosides 15 (88.2) 9 (100) = 0.28
Delivery of aminoglycosides 14 (82.3) 4 (44.4) <  0.05
Use of aminoglycosides in patients with indication 12 (70.6) 4 (44.4) = 0.18
Aminoglycosides conformity 12 (70.6) 4 (44.4) = 0.18
Number of deaths 2 (11.8) 3 (33.3) = 0.18

Data are presented as No (%)

MSSA methicillin-susceptible S. aureus

MRSA methicillin-resistant S. aureus