Table 3.
Cross-correlation coefficients between quarterly antibiotics prescriptions and quarterly isolation rates of antibiotic-resistant K pneumoniae from 2012 to 2016
| Antibiotics | Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Piperacillin/tazobactam | Ceftazidime | Levofloxacin | |
| β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors | 0.66 p < 0.01 2 quarters lag |
0.54 p = 0.02 2 quarters lag |
−0.60 p = 0.01 2 quarters lag |
| Third-generation cephalosporins | −0.11 p = 0.65 - |
0.64 p < 0.01 2 quarters lag |
0.50 p = 0.03 1 quarter lag |
| Fluoroquinolones | 0.26 p = 0.29 - |
0.14 p < 0.01 2 quarters lag |
0.23 p = 0.35 - |