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Table 3 Pneumonia classification

From: Enhanced antimicrobial de-escalation for pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients: a cross-over study

 

Enhanced antibiotic de-escalation

(n = 144)

Routine antibiotic management

(n = 139)

P value

Pathogen-negative

51 (35.4)

49 (35.3)

0.592

Viral

21 (14.6)

28 (20.1)

 

Ceftriaxone-resistant

31 (21.5)

22 (15.8)

 

Ceftriaxone-sensitive

19 (13.2)

21 (15.1)

 

Non-infectious etiology

22 (15.3)

19 (13.7)

 
  1. Values expressed as number (percent)