Beta lactams

Patient category

p-value

Hospitalized patient

Out-patient

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Amoxicillin clavulanate

123

95.3%

87

90.6%

0.263

Piperacillin tazobactam

52

40.3%

36

37.5%

0.679

Cefalotin

119

92.2%

72

75%

0.002

Cefuroxime

114

88.4%

71

74%

0.011

Ceftazidime

106

82.2%

63

65.6%

0.012

Cefotaxime

73

56.6%

50

52.1%

0.737

Cefepime

97

75.2%

61

63.5%

0.166

Aztreonam

4

3.1%

5

5.2%

0.393

Imipenem

9

7%

14

14.6%

0.115

Meropenem

8

6.2%

16

16.7%

0.042

Sulphonamide

Sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim

116

89.9%

73

76%

0.018

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin

90

69.8%

49

51%

0.005

Amikacin

21

16.3%

12

12.5%

0.707

Tobramycin

80

62%

48

50%

0.021

Netilmicin

58

45%

28

20.2

0.008

Quinolones

Ciprofloxacin

59

45.7%

31

32.3%

0.124

Norfloxacin

52

40.3%

26

27.1%

0.085

Levofloxacin

49

38%

27

28.1%

0.193

Ofloxacin

59

45.7%

31

32.3%

0.07

Gatifloxacin

65

50.4%

33

34.4%

0.037

Moxifloxacin

65

50.4%

35

36.5%

0.092