TABLE 5.
Rates of gram-positive bacteria susceptibility to different antibiotics [% (n)].
| Variable | Total (N = 91) | ARDS (N = 14) | Non-ARDS (N = 79) | Statistics | P |
| Penicillin | |||||
| Ampicillin | 36.2 (17) | 62.5 (5) | 30.8 (39) | 1.684 | 0.194 |
| Glycopeptide | |||||
| Teicoplanin | 100.0 (74) | 100.0 (12) | 100.0 (62) | – | – |
| Vancomycin | 100.0 (88) | 100.0 (14) | 100.0 (71) | – | – |
| Macrolides | |||||
| Azithromycin | 31.6 (12) | 33.3 (2) | 31.3 (10) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Erythromycin | 29.9 (26) | 33.3 (5) | 29.2 (21) | 0.000 | 0.991 |
| Quinolone | |||||
| Levofloxacin | 61.8 (40) | 64.3 (9) | 68.9 (31) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 61.8 (47) | 61.5 (8) | 61.9 (39) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Aminoglycoside | |||||
| Amikacin | 58.8 (20) | 62.5 (5) | 57.7 (15) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Gentamicin | 70.5 (55) | 62.2 (9) | 70.8 (46) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Oxazolidinones | |||||
| Linezolid | 100.0 (84) | 100.0 (14) | 100.0 (76) | – | – |
| Others | |||||
| Tigecycline | 100.0 (47) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (38) | – | – |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 25.6 (20) | 28.6 (4) | 25.0 (16) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Rifampicin | 86.6 (58) | 88.9 (8) | 86.2 (50) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
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.