TABLE 5.
Mortality and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance (ADR) in p patients with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a Public Hospital according to antibiotic therapy, Sorocaba city, State of São Paulo, Brazil, 2013 (N = 91).
| Antibiotic therapy guided by blood cultures N (%) | Empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) N (%) | Adjusted HR a (95% CI b ) | p value c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality rate | 16 (48.5) | 28 (56.9) | 0.44 (0.24–0.82) | 0.009 |
| Antimicrobial drug resistance | 31 (93.9) | 49 (84.5) | 0.90 (0.78 – 1.03) | 0.15 |
a
HR–Hazard Ratio.
b
CI–Confidence interval.
c
Ajusted for sex, age, Apache e Sofa.