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Table 3 Proportion of patients receiving each of the 10 most common antibacterial spectra

From: Variation in antibiotic treatment for diabetic patients with serious foot infections: A retrospective observational study

 

Overall

Cellulitis and

Gangrene

Cellulitis and

Osteomyelitis

Cellulitis and

Ulcer

Cellulitis Only

 

(n = 2248)

(n = 894)

(n = 503)

(n = 644)

(n = 207)

 

Observed Proportion (Range*) %

G + St(res) G-Ps An

25.8

(33.9)

26.7

(18.3)

26.2

(43.8)

25.8

(11.0)

20.8

(25.1)

G + St G-Ps An

23.2

(22.0)

28.0

(20.3)

20.9

(19.9)

21.0

(15.8)

15.0

(22.0)

G + St G-Br An

14.7

(45.0)

14.3

(37.3)

13.9

(37.0)

15.2

(18.9)

16.4

(28.6)

G + St(res) G-Ps

7.8

(5.5)

6.8

(5.6)

8.2

(10.1)

9.0

(11.0)

7.2

(8.3)

G + St(res)

6.9

(13.8)

6.2

(6.1)

9.5

(20.7)

5.7

(7.0)

7.7

(13.8)

G + St G-

6.1

(11.7)

4.4

(5.4)

4.4

(18.2)

8.1

(13.4)

11.6

(6.2)

G + St

1.9

(2.2)

1.9

(2.9)

2.0

(8.4)

2.2

(2.5)

1.0

( - )

G + St(res) G-Br An

1.9

(1.9)

1.0

(9.6)

2.4

(7.5)

1.9

(8.4)

4.3

(11.3)

G + St An

1.8

(5.1)

1.9

(3.5)

1.0

(15.6)

1.7

(5.2)

3.4

(34.5)

G + St(res) G-Br

1.7

(2.7)

1.1

(5.8)

1.4

(12.4)

2.3

(13.1)

2.9

(18.0)

  1. * Statistic uses shrunken hospital rates (see methods)
  2. ( - ) No range
  3. Key: G + St = Methicillin sensitive S. aureus
  4. G + St(res) = Methicillin resistant S. aureus
  5. G- = Narrow spectrum Gram negative
  6. G-Br = Broad spectrum Gram negative
  7. G-Ps = Broad spectrum Gram negative including Ps. aeruginosa
  8. An = Specific anaerobic agents (clindamycin or metronidazole)