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Table 5 Prescription of antimicrobials in all the events studied

From: Ventilator associated pneumonia: comparison between quantitative and qualitative cultures of tracheal aspirates

Class of antimicrobial

Evaluations (n [%])

Glycopeptide

109 (49.7%)

Antifungical

93 (42.4%)

Third generation cephalosporin

86 (39.2%)

Carbapenem

75 (34.2%)

Clindamicin

34 (15.5%)

Quinolone

31 (14.1%)

Metronidazol

26 (11.8%)

Fourth generation cephalosporin

23 (10.5%)

Macrolides

23 (10.5%)

Total

212 (96.8%)