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Table 9 Types of IIAT inadequacy

From: Guideline-adherent initial intravenous antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired/ventilator-associated pneumonia is clinically superior, saves lives and is cheaper than non guideline adherent therapy

Type of deviation from PEG recommendation

n =

Monotherapy instead of combination therapy

64

Aminopenicillin/BLI instead of

16

Acylaminopenicillin/BLI Cephalosporin 3a instead of Cephalosporin 3b/4

16

Wrong combination therapy

10

Wrong monotherapy (chosen antibiotic not in recommendations)

4

No therapy at onset date of HAP/VAP

3

Oral instead of intravenous medication

1

Total

114