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Table 4 Antibiotic consumption during the study period

From: Long-term use of selective digestive decontamination in an ICU highly endemic for bacterial resistance

Drug

Non-SDD period (1 year)

SDD period (4 years)

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Levofloxacin

59.01

38.10

50.79

43.96

13.89

Meropenem

43.09

32.46

32.30

27.9

11.10

Imipenem

25.08

10.20

12.57

6.06

3.15

Colistin

19.17

10.78

12.13

4.98

0.43

Vancomycin

7.23

4.95

6.96

6.56

2.47

Tobramycin

10.32

3.69

1.89

1.87

0.55

Amikacin

3.13

4.28

3.10

3.08

2.47

Ceftazidime

7.29

5.48

5.12

10.93

5.80

Ciprofloxacin

9.61

12.85

8.50

8.62

8.45

Cefotaxime

6.01

22.6

22.3

22.7

22.7

  1. SDD Selective digestive tract decontamination
  2. Data are expressed as defined daily dose per 100 bed-days in the intensive care unit
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