Table 2 Identification of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (Lp 299v) from biopsies and the antibiotics used
Patient | Lp 299v, first biopsy | Lp 299v, later biopsies | Antibiotics prior to ICU admission (≤ 12 days if not specified) | Antibiotics in ICU before first biopsy | Antibiotics in ICU (during biopsy period) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment group | |||||
2 | No | Yes | Erythromycin | Erythromycin + imipenem | Erythromycin + imipenem |
4 | No | No | Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime | 1 Imipenem, 2 +metronidazol |
5 | No | No | Cefadroxile, 10 days | Cefadroxile | 1 Cefuroxime, 2 meropenem |
10 | No | No | Cefuroxime, 3 days | Imipenem | 1 Imipenem, 2 +metronidazol |
12 | No | No | No antibiotics | Imipenem | Imipenem |
14 | No | Yes | 1 Metronidazol + cefotaxime/cefuroxime, 2 -metronidazol, 3 -cefotaxime/cefuroxime; + imipenem; 12 days in total | Imipenem | Imipenem |
15 | No | Yes | Ciprofloxacin + two doses metronidazol (rectally) | Ceftazidime | 1 Ceftazidime, 2 +metronidazol |
17 | No | No | Cefuroxime | Imipenem | Imipenem |
Control group | |||||
1 | No | No | Cloxacillin | 1 Cloxacillin, 2 cefuroxime | 1 Cefuroxime, 2 +metronidazol |
3 | Yes | No | Imipenem | Imipenem | 1 Imipenem, 2 +metronidazol |
6 | Yes | No | 1 Penicillin G, 2 erythromycin, 3 +netilmicin, 4 cefotaxime (-netilmicin, -erythromycin), 5 erythromycin, 6 imipenem; 3 weeks in total | Imipenem | Imipenem |
8 | Yes | No | Penicillin G | Imipenem | 1 Imipenem, 2 +clindamycin, 3 -clindamycin, +metronidazol, 4 vancomycin+ ciprofloxacin |
11 | No | No | Metronidazol and cefuroxime | Metronidazol and cefuroxime | 1 metronidazol + cefuroxime, 2 +isoniazid, 3 +rifampicin, 4 -(1, 2, 3), +imipenem |
13 | Yes | No | 1 PenicillinV, 2 cefuroxime; 6 days in total | Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime |
16 | No | No | Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime | 1 Cefuroxime, 2 penicillin G |