Table 2.
Patient and provider characteristics for all encounters with an antibiotic prescription (Abx)
| Characteristic | Overall N = 54,072 | Antibiotic selection | Antibiotic duration | First-line prescription for appropriate duration (n = 28,655) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not receive first-line Abx (n = 13,785) | Received first-line Abx (n = 40,287) | Inappropriate duration (n = 16,373) | Appropriate duration (n = 37,699) | |||
| Diagnosis, N (%) | ||||||
| Pharyngitis | 17,824 (33.0%) | 4,341 (24.4%) | 13,483 (75.6%) | 1,683 (9.4%) | 16,141 (90.6%) | 12,455 (69.9%) |
| Sinusitis | 23,254 (43.0%) | 7,238 (31.1%) | 16,016 (68.9%) | 8,361 (36.0%) | 14,893 (64.0%) | 10,526 (45.3%) |
| Otitis media | 12,994 (24.0%) | 2,206 (17.0%) | 10,788 (83.0%) | 6,329 (48.7%) | 6,665 (51.3%) | 5,674 (43.7%) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 29.4 (19.9) | 34.8 (20.1) | 27.6 (19.6) | 30.2 (21.4) | 29.1 (19.3) | 27.5 (19.0) |
| Age group, N (%) | ||||||
| 0–2 | 2,313 (4.3%) | 348 (15.0%) | 1,965 (85.0%) | 131 (5.7%) | 2,182 (94.3%) | 1,882 (81.4%) |
| 2–18 | 15,573 (28.8%) | 2,721 (17.5%) | 12,852 (82.5%) | 5,623 (36.1%) | 9,950 (63.9%) | 8,258 (53.0%) |
| 18.1–64 | 33,134 (61.3%) | 9,552 (28.8%) | 23,582 (71.2%) | 9,403 (28.4%) | 23,731 (71.6%) | 17,323 (52.3%) |
| 65+ | 3,052 (5.6%) | 1,164 (38.1%) | 1,888 (61.9%) | 1,216 (39.8%) | 1,836 (60.2%) | 1,192 (39.1%) |
| Female, N (%) | ||||||
| No | 22,510 (41.6%) | 5,363 (23.8%) | 17,147 (76.2%) | 7,060 (31.4%) | 15,450 (68.6%) | 11,988 (53.3%) |
| Yes | 31,558 (58.4%) | 8,422 (26.7%) | 23,136 (73.3%) | 9,312 (29.5%) | 22,246 (70.5%) | 16,664 (52.8%) |
| White race, N (%) | ||||||
| No | 3,399 (6.3%) | 684 (20.1%) | 2,715 (79.9%) | 930 (27.4%) | 2,469 (72.6%) | 1,981 (58.3%) |
| Yes | 50,437 (93.7%) | 13,042 (25.9%) | 37,395 (74.1%) | 15,415 (30.6%) | 35,022 (69.4%) | 26,517 (52.6%) |
| Hispanic ethnicity, N (%) | ||||||
| No | 47,690 (90.1%) | 12,338 (25.9%) | 35,352 (74.1%) | 14,592 (30.6%) | 33,098 (69.4%) | 25,061 (52.5%) |
| Yes | 5,265 (9.9%) | 1,188 (22.6%) | 4,077 (77.4%) | 1,514 (28.8%) | 3,751 (71.2%) | 2,925 (55.6%) |
| Clinic type, N (%) | ||||||
| InstaCare | 50,540 (93.5%) | 13,312 (26.3%) | 37,228 (73.7%) | 15,661 (31.0%) | 34,879 (69.0%) | 26,172 (51.8%) |
| KidsCare | 3,532 (6.5%) | 473 (13.4%) | 3,059 (86.6%) | 712 (20.2%) | 2,820 (79.8%) | 2,483 (70.3%) |
| Provider type, N (%) | ||||||
| MD/DO | 41,292 (76.4%) | 10,348 (25.1%) | 30,944 (74.9%) | 12,731 (30.8%) | 28,561 (69.2%) | 21,785 (52.8%) |
| APC (NP/PA) a | 12,780 (23.6%) | 3,437 (26.9%) | 9,343 (73.1%) | 3,642 (28.5%) | 9,138 (71.5%) | 6,870 (53.8%) |
| Penicillin allergy, N (%) | ||||||
| No | 47,692 (88.2%) | 7,950 (16.7%) | 39,742 (83.3%) | 14,245 (29.9%) | 33,447 (70.1%) | 28,263 (59.3%) |
| Yes | 6,380 (11.8%) | 5,835 (91.5%) | 545 (8.5%) | 2,128 (33.4%) | 4,252 (66.6%) | 392 (6.1%) |
a
APC (NP/PA): Advanced practice clinician (nurse practitioner/physician assistant).