Table 5 Details of the treatment of PPDC patients

Duration of medication (day)

All patients

7 (3–31)^a

Severity of PPDC

 Mild

7 (3–26)^a

 Moderate

7 (5–31)^a

Medication for PPDC

Number of events

Oral antibiotic treatment

6

Intravenous antibiotic treatment

27

Intravenous therapy followed by oral antibiotics

3

Antibacterial agents

First antibacterial agent administered

Number of events

Sulbactam / ampicillin

21

Ceftriaxone

5

Levofloxacin (oral antibiotics)

6

Others

4

Cases with subsequent change of antibiotics

11

1

3

BD + SI (mild), SI (mild), BD + EL, SI (moderate), BD

2

2

BD + SI + EL (moderate), SI + EL (mild)

3

5

SI (moderate)

4

3

EO