Research Article
Positive Predictive Value of Blood Cultures Utilized by Community Emergency Physicians
Table 2
Empiric antibiotic selection.
| | Antibiotic | Frequency | Percent |
| | Metronidazole | 13 | 3.19% | | Azithromycin | 34 | 8.33% | | Ciprofloxacin/levofloxacin | 122 | 29.90% | | Doxycycline | 2 | 0.49% | | Vancomycin | 188 | 46.08% | | Ceftriaxone/ceftazidime | 79 | 19.36% | | Gentamycin/tobramycin | 43 | 10.54% | | Piperacillin and tazobactam | 97 | 23.77% | | Ampicillin | 5 | 1.23% | | Ampicillin and Sulbactam | 19 | 4.66% | | Clindamycin | 10 | 2.45% | | Moxifloxacin | 17 | 4.17% | | Aztreonam | 25 | 6.13% | | Imipenem | 1 | 0.25% | | Cefepime | 29 | 7.11% | | Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim | 3 | 0.74% | | Specialty micafungin acyclovir | 3 | 0.74% | | Linezolid | 2 | 0.49% | | Cefazolin | 3 | 0.74% | | Tigecycline | 1 | 0.25% |
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