Table 4.
Distribution of antibiotic use by anatomical site.
| Use of antibiotics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=650) | Prophylaxis (n=308) (47.6%) | Treatment (n=342)(52.6%) | |||
| No defined site | 378 (58.2) | 263 (85.3) | 115 (33.6) | ||
| Skin, soft tissue, bone, and joints | 80 (29.4) | 21 (46.7) | 59 (26) | ||
| Gynecological | 61 (22.4) | 22 (48.9) | 39 (17.2) | ||
| Respiratory tract | 59 (21.7) | 0 (0) | 59 (26) | ||
| Neonatal | 42 (15.4) | 0 (0) | 42 (18.5) | ||
| Gastro-intestinal tract | 17 (6.3) | 2 (4.4) | 15 (6.6) | ||
| Central nervous system | 9 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 9 (4) | ||
| Urinary tract | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | ||
| Cardiovascular system | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Ear, nose, and throat | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | ||
| Total | 272 | 45 | 227 | ||