Figure 2
From: Practice of switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics
Frequency of IV to PO conversion among different antibiotic classes in patients eligible for switch. The percentage of IV to PO conversion was compared among different antibiotic classes in patients eligible for switch in both the converted and non-converted groups. P values were calculated by comparing converted and non-converted antibiotics for each class; P-value <0.05, statistically significant for the conversion of β-lactams (p-value <0.001), macrolides & lincosamides (p-value = 0.009) and fluoroquinolones (p-value <0.0001). Chi-square test used for β-lactams, macrolides and fluoroquinolones, and metronidazole. Fisher’s exact test used for glycopeptides and aminoglycosides. Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; PO, oral.