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 | |
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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