Table 3 Antibiotic empirical therapy and outcomes of Bacillus cereus bloodstream infection
From: Clinical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of Bacillus cereus blood stream infections
Variable | All patients (n = 29) | Empirical therapy that was deemed | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Appropriate (n = 9) | Inappropriate (n = 20) | |||
Duration of appropriate antibiotic treatment median (days, range) | 15 (7–41) | 13 (7–20) | 16.5 (7–41) | 0.050 |
Early defervescence (patients) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0.032* |
Survival at 4Â weeks (patients) | 27a | 8/9 (88.9Â %) | 19/19 (100Â %) | 0.321 |