Table 2.
Antibiotics classes received by CDI patients
Antibiotic class | 1 class of antibiotic n = 38 |
2 classes of antibiotic n = 32 |
3 classes of antibiotic n = 10 |
4 classes of antibiotic n = 4 |
Overall |
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Aminoglycoside | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Carbapenem | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Cephalosporin | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 44 |
Chloramphenicol | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Glycopeptide | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Lincosamides | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Macrolide | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Penicillin | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
Quinolone | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Tetracycline | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Trim/sulfa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Some patients received more than one antibiotic