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Table 5 Inadequate empirical antimicrobial treatments regarding the acquisition and the aetiology

From: Reappraisal of the outcome of healthcare-associated and community-acquired bacteramia: a prospective cohort study

Community acquired (n = 23)

Healthcare-related (n = 32)

Aetiology (main R)

Empiric treatment

Aetiology (main R)

Empiric treatment

S. aureus

CTX1

S. aureus (FqnR)

CTX + LVX4

S. epidermidis(oxaR)

CTX

S. aureus (oxaR)

AMX-CLV

S. epidermidis(oxaR)

CTX

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

AMX-CLV

S. epidermidis(oxaR)

AMX-CLV2

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

AMX-CLV

S. pneumoniae

Delayed

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

Delayed

Strep. viridans

CIP3

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

ERT5

Strep. viridans

CIP

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

CIP

E. faecalis

CTX

S. epidermidis (oxaR)

PIP-TAZ6 + AMK7

E. faecalis

CIP + MET

S. pneumoniae

Delayed

E. faecalis

Delayed

S. pneumoniae

Delayed

Rhodococcus equi

CTX

E. faecium (ampicilinR)

ERT + AMK

E. coli (Amox-clav R)

AMX-CLV

E. faecalis

CTX

E. coli (Fqn R)

CIP

E. faecalis

CTX-AZT8

E. coli (Amox-clav R)

AMX-CLV

E. faecalis

Delayed

E. coli (FQ R)

CIP

Corynebacterium spp.

Delayed

E. coli

Delayed

E. coli (ESBL FqnR)

CTX

E. coli

Delayed

E. coli (ESBL)

CTX

E. coli (Amox-clav R)

AMX-CLV

E. coli (FQ R)

CIP

E. coli (Amox-clav R)

AMX-CLV

E. coli

Delayed

K. pneumoniae (Amox-clav R)

AMX-CLV

K. pneumoniae (ESBL)

Delayed

Enterobacter spp.

AMX-CLV

K. pneumoniae

VAN9

Citrobacter spp.

AMX-CLV

K. pneumoniae

VAN

Bacteroides spp.

Delayed

Enterobacter spp. (cefotax FqnR)

CTX + LVX

Enterobacter spp.

CFZ10 + VAN

Enterobacter spp.

Delayed

Enterobacter spp. (Pip-tazR)

PIP-TAZ

Enterobacter spp.

Delayed

P. aeruginosa (ceftazi R)

CFZ

P. aeruginosa (ceftaz R)

CFZ + VAN

P. aeruginosa (FQ R)

CTX + LVX

P. aeruginosa (FQ R)

CTX + LVX

Acrhomobacter spp

VAN

Candida spp.

AMX-CLV

  1. 1 CTX cefotaxime, 2 AMX-CLV amoxicillin-clavulanic, 3 CIP ciprofloxacin, 4 LVX levofloxacin, 5 ERT ertapenem, 6 PIP-TAZ piperacilin-tazobactam, 7 AMK amikacin, 8 AZT azytromicin, 9 VAN vancomycin, 10 CFZ ceftazidime.