Carbapenem is not always the best choice in the treatment of septic shock

Table 2 Information of septic shock patient with different pathogenic bacteria

Proportion of patients (%)	Non-fermenting	Fermenting	P
Male	58.68 ± 0.83	59.63 ± 0.64	0.36
Age
< 18	1.19 ± 0.48	2.08 ± 0.50	0.20
[18, 30]	2.10 ± 0.24	2.44 ± 0.17	0.24
[31, 40]	4.87 ± 0.40	4.60 ± 0.27	0.57
[41, 50]	9.68 ± 0.53	8.44 ± 0.34	0.05
[51, 60]	16.96 ± 0.80	15.97 ± 0.50	0.30
[61, 70]	23.63 ± 0.77	23.41 ± 0.56	0.81
[71, 80]	23.3 ± 0.82	24.6 ± 0.67	0.22
> 80	15.94 ± 0.88	16.38 ± 0.66	0.68
Severe patients	57.57 ± 1.53	61.78 ± 1.18	0.03

Severe patients are defined as patients with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score ≥ 15
Non-fermenting detecting non-fermenting bacteria as the most common pathogenic bacteria causing septic shock, Fermenting detecting fermenting bacteria as the most common pathogenic bacteria causing septic shock

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