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. 2023 Feb 2;12(2):302. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12020302

Table 2.

Consumption of antibiotics demonstrating anti-pseudomonas aeruginosa activity.

Category Consumption Pre-AST Post-AST U-Value p-Value
Carbapenem DOT 9.2 (4.2–16.1) 7.1 (2.7–15.0) 270.0 0.015 *
AUD 8.4 (2.7–15.1) 6.6 (2.2–15.2) 281.0 0.023 *
Tazobactam/piperacillin DOT 44.5 (4.6–73.8) 47.4 (14.6–145.0) 509.0 0.245
AUD 37.7 (3.7–75.6) 40.8 (10.6–127.1) 480.0 0.469
Fourth-generation cephalosporins DOT 95.2 (40.8–139.3) 67.1 (0.0–151.2) 271.0 0.015 *
AUD 79.3 (37.6–121.8) 27.7 (0.0–102.0) 65.0 <0.001 *
Third-generation cephalosporins DOT 15.7 (0.0–67.8) 56.5 (0.0–155.8) 716.0 <0.001 *
AUD 10.0 (0.0–48.6) 39.2 (0.0–94.2) 715.0 <0.001 *

Median (interquartile range). Abbreviations are as follows: AST, antimicrobial stewardship team. * p < 0.05.