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Table 3 Statistical significance of antibiotic consumption expressed in DOT and DDD in bloodstream infections treatment according to etiological factor

From: Antibiotic consumption in laboratory confirmed vs. non-confirmed bloodstream infections among very low birth weight neonates in Poland

  1. p values for each pair of etiological factor groups are given in the table cells
  2. Changing—when, during treatment, positive microbiological cultures were obtained from different samples, or samples taken at different times (within 5 days), growth of microorganisms belonging to various groups (e.g. Escherichia coli and Candida albicans) was defined as cases of changing etiology (group “changing”)
  3. DOT days of therapy, DDD defined daily dose, IQR interquartile range, na not applicable, Not LC not laboratory confirmed
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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