Table 2 Anti-infective therapies administered on an empirical basis to the 391 patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Empirical antibiotic therapies | N (%) |
|---|---|
Macrolides | 277 (71) |
Third-generation cephalosporin | 215 (55) |
Amoxicillin/clavulanate | 75 (19) |
Piperacillin/tazobactam | 64 (16) |
Metronidazole | 34 (12) |
Oseltamivir | 23 (6) |
Cotrimoxazole | 18 (5) |
Fluoroquinolone | 15 (4) |
Aminoglycoside | 9 (2) |
Imipenem | 9 (2) |
Amoxicillin | 7 (2) |
Vancomycin | 6 (2) |
Ceftazidime | 3 (1) |