Table 6.
Appropriateness of antimicrobials according to the indication.
| Indication | Appropriate n (%) |
Inappropriate n (%) |
Not assessed n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment (empiric and targeted) | |||
| Febrile neutropenia | 63/199 (31.7%) | 134/199 (67.3%) | 2/199 (1%) |
| Gynaecological infection | 0/5 (0%) | 5/5 (100%) | 0/5 (0%) |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 183/431 (42.5%) | 243/431 (56.4%) | 5/431 (1.1%) |
| Meningitis | 3/8 (37.5%) | 5/8 (62.5%) | 0/8 (0%) |
| Osteomyelitis | 17/25 (68%) | 8/25 (32%) | 0/25 (0%) |
| Pneumonia | 612/1333 (45.9%) | 703/1333 (52.7%) | 18/1333 (1.4%) |
| Sepsis | 873/1248 (70%) | 340/1248 (27.2%) | 35/1248 (2.8%) |
| Skin and soft tissue infections | 492/743 (66.2%) | 248/743 (33.4%) | 3/743 (0.4%) |
| Urinary tract infection | 539/864 (62.4%) | 312/864 (36.1%) | 13/864 (1.5%) |
| aOther | 4/7 (57.1%) | 3/7 (42.9%) | 0/7 (0%) |
| Prophylaxis | |||
| Surgical prophylaxis | 0/102 (0%) | 102/102 (100%) | 0/102 (0%) |
| bOther prophylaxis | 1/40 (2.5%) | 39/40 (97.5%) | 0/40 (0%) |
a
Other includes endocarditis and acute otitis externa.
b
Other prophylaxis includes trauma, burn and bite.