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Table 2 Antibiotic exposures among the study population

From: Strain-resolved metagenomic analysis of the gut as a reservoir for bloodstream infection pathogens among premature infants in Singapore

Antibiotics

N (%)

Treatment days, median (IQR)

Aminoglycosides

65 (87%)

5 (3, 10)

 Amikacin

36 (48%)

 

 Gentamicin

64 (85%)

 

Carbapenems

18 (24%)

0 (0, 0)

 Meropenem

18 (24%)

 

Cephalosporins

27 (36%)

0 (0, 3)

 Cefazolin

5 (7%)

 

 Cefepime

2 (3%)

 

 Cefotaxime

25 (33%)

 

 Ceftazidime

3 (4%)

 

Glycopeptides

6 (8%)

0 (0, 0)

 Vancomycin

6 (8%)

 

Macrolides

2 (3%)

0 (0, 0)

 Azithromycin

1 (1%)

 

 Erythromycin

1 (1%)

 

Nitroimidazoles

11 (15%)

0 (0, 0)

 Metronidazole

11 (15%)

 

Penicillins

66 (88%)

6 (3, 11)

 Amoxicillin

1 (1%)

 

 Ampicillin

7 (9%)

 

 Ampicillin-sulbactam

3 (4%)

 

 Benzylpenicillin

60 (80%)

 

 Cloxacillin

35 (47%)

 
  1. IQR interquartile range