Research Article
A Descriptive Study of Open Fractures Contaminated by Seawater: Infection, Pathogens, and Antibiotic Resistance
Table 4
Antibiotic sensitivity in wounds grouped by seawater contamination.
| | | Sensitive rate | | No seawater contamination | Seawater contamination | | | () | () |
| | Imipenem | 206 (98) | 41 (100) | | Levofloxacin | 121 (58) | 39 (95) | | Ciprofloxacin | 119 (57) | 38 (93) | | Cefazolin | 104 (50) | 22 (54) | | Cefotetan | 122 (58) | 25 (61) | | Ceftriaxone | 121 (58) | 27 (66) | | Gentamycin | 168 (80) | 30 (73) | | Amikacin | 170 (81) | 29 (71) | | Ampicillin | 88 (42) | 24 (59) | | Piperacillin/tazobactam | 106 (50) | 27 (66) |
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Figures are numbers (percentage).
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