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. 2019 Jan 7;8:5. doi: 10.1186/s13756-018-0449-3

Table 3.

Adequacy of carbapenem treatment

Indicator 2010 2011–2013 2014–2016 2017
Rational prescription (10 point scores), N (%) 62 (29.7) 244 (55.5) * 356 (45.2) *# 174 (51.5) *
Rational indication 126 (60.3) 343 (78.0) * 495 (62.9) # 262 (77.5) *†
Infectious patients 162 (77.5) 411 (93.4) * 719 (91.4) * 314 (92.9) *
Microbial culture 130 (62.2) 403 (91.6) * 663 (84.2) *# 291 (86.1) *#
Rational single dosage 209 (100) 438 (99.5) 784 (99.6) 338 (100.0)
Rational interval 118 (56.5) 337 (76.6) * 637 (80.9) * 271 (80.2) *
Rational duration 117 (56.0) 325 (73.9) * 482 (61.2) # 245(72.5) *†

*P < 0.05 when compared with 2010; #P < 0.05 when compared with 2011–2013; P < 0.05 when compared with 2014–2016