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Table 1 S cale quantifying the spectrum of the antibiotic treatment

From: Development of antibiotic treatment algorithms based on local ecology and respiratory surveillance cultures to restrict the use of broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis

Step

Treatment

1

Non-antipseudomonal penicillins (amoxicillin-clavulanate)

Second generation or third generation non-antipseudomonal cephalosporins (cefuroxime, ceftriaxone)

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole

2

Antipseudomonal penicillins (piperacillin-tazobactam)

Third generation antipseudomonal cephalosporins (ceftazidime)

3

Fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin)

4

Antipseudomonal carbapenems (meropenem)

5

Combination therapy of two or more antibiotic agents

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