Table 2.
Susceptibility pattern of each antibiotic for bacteria recovered from 216 bacteremia classified as early (< 5 days), intermediate (5 – 14 days) and late (>14 days). The bacteremia cases were categorized as from the intensive care unit or from the clinical ward.
| Antibiotic | Ward (n = 146) |
Intensive care unit (n = 70) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early (%) | Intermediate (%) | Late (%) | Early (%) | Intermediate (%) | Late (%) | |
| Aminoglycoside | 26.3 | 33.3 | 27.9 | 21.10 | 26.30 | 34.40 |
| Ampicillin–sulbactam | 75.0 | 28.6 | 34.8 | 47.40 | 31.60 | 50.00 |
| Cefepime | 84.2 | 44.4 | 39.6 | 52.60 | 47.40 | 50.00 |
| Ceftazidime | 22.4 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 10.50 | 15.80 | 15.60 |
| Ceftriaxone | 75.0 | 14.8 | 23.5 | 36.80 | 36.80 | 31.30 |
| Fluoroquinolone | 81.6 | 48.5 | 39.5 | 63.20 | 47.40 | 50.00 |
| Carbapenem | 92.1 | 59.2 | 48.8 | 68.40 | 47.40 | 71.90 |
| Piperacillin–tazobactam | 80.3 | 37.0 | 41.8 | 63.20 | 36.80 | 56.30 |
| Polymyxin | 26.3 | 37.0 | 55.8 | 42.10 | 57.90 | 37.50 |
| Glycopeptide | 67.1 | 44.4 | 25.5 | 42.10 | 31.60 | 28.10 |
| Tigecycline | 84.2 | 88.9 | 81.4 | 84.20 | 78.90 | 93.80 |