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. 2022 Mar 28;10:847827. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.847827

TABLE 4.

Rates of Gram-negative bacteria susceptibility to different antibiotics [% (n)].

Variable Total (N = 159) ARDS (N = 38) Non-ARDS (N = 121) Statistics P
Penicillin
Piperacillin 21.8 (26) 15.4 (4) 23.7 (22) 0.814 0.367
Beta-lactam
Ampicillin + Sulbactam 45.2 (66) 48.6 (17) 44.1 (49) 0.211 0.646
Piperacillin + Tazobactam 73.5 (108) 72.2 (26) 73.9 (82) 0.038 0.845
Cephalosporin
Cefazolin 31.1 (47) 33.3 (12) 30.4 (35) 0.107 0.743
Ceftazidime 59.7 (92) 55.6 (20) 61.0 (72) 0.342 0.559
Cefotaxime 39.9 (61) 30.6 (11) 42.7 (50) 1.703 0.192
Carbapenem
Imipenem 91.9 (143) 91.7 (33) 90.9 (110) 0.00 1.000
Quinolone
Levofloxacin 87.8 (130) 75.0 (27) 92.0 (103) 5.837 0.016
Ciprofloxacin 86.1 (130) 77.8 (28) 88.7 (102) 2.730 0.099
Aminoglycoside
Amikacin 96.5 (138) 94.3 (33) 97.2 (105) 0.676 0.770
Gentamicin 76.8 (116) 63.9 (23) 80.9 (93) 4.440 0.035
Others
ESBL (+),% (n) 53.3 (72) 66.7 (22) 49.0 (50) 3.120 0.077

Partial strains were not tested for sensitivity to this drug; the denominator inside parentheses comprises the actual bacterial strains tested for sensitivity to this drug. ESBL: extended-spectrum β-lactamases.