Table 2.
Percentage of diagnoses, antibiotic prescription rate and mean duration for all infections listed in the registration form, before and after the intervention
| Diagnosis | First registration | Second registration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases, n (%) | Antibiotics given, n (%) | Duration, days, mean (SD) | Cases, n (%) | Antibiotics given, n (%) | Duration, days, mean (SD) | |
| Respiratory tract infections | 392 (100.0) | 306 (78.1) | 6.7 (1.7) | 370 (100.0) | 232 (62.7) | 6.8 (1.6) |
| Common cold | 87 (22.2) | 27 (31.0) | 6.8 (1.7) | 97 (26.2) | 9 (9.3) | 6.0 (2.4) |
| Acute otitis media | 2 (0.5) | 2 (100.0) | 7.0 (0.0) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (100.0) | 6.3 (1.1) |
| Acute sinusitis | 0 (0.0) | – | – | 0 (0.0) | – | – |
| Acute pharyngitis | 22 (5.6) | 20 (90.9) | 5.8 (1.9) | 17 (4.6) | 7 (41.2) | 6.1 (1.6) |
| Acute tonsillitis | 8 (2.0) | 8 (100.0) | 6.7 (3.8) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (100.0) | 7.0 (0.0) |
| Acute bronchitis | 77 (19.6) | 70 (90.9) | 6.5 (1.2) | 62 (16.8) | 49 (79.0) | 6.8 (1.3) |
| Pneumonia | 66 (16.8) | 64 (97.0) | 7.5 (1.8) | 48 (13.0) | 46 (95.8) | 7.5 (1.9) |
| COPD exacerbation | 26 (6.6) | 23 (88.5) | 6.4 (1.3) | 21 (5.7) | 21 (100.0) | 7.0 (0.8) |
| Bronchoaspirative RTI | 39 (9.9) | 37 (94.9) | 6.7 (2.0) | 35 (9.5) | 32 (91.4) | 6.3 (1.8) |
| Influenza | 18 (4.6) | 11 (61.1) | 6.6 (1.2) | 11 (3.0) | 11 (100.0) | 7.55 (1.2) |
| COVID-19 infection | 7 (1.8) | 6 (85.7) | 6.3 (1.6) | 4 (1.1) | 3 (75.0) | 5.7 (2.3) |
| Other RTIs* | 26 (6.6) | 25 (96.2) | 6.7 (1.5) | 62 (16.8) | 44 (71.0) | 6.6 (1.4) |
| Urinary tract infections | 475 (100.0) | 446 (93.9) | 6.8 (9.3) | 297 (100.0) | 281 (94.6) | 7.2 (16.7) |
| Cystitis | 359 (75.6) | 333 (92.8) | 7.0 (10.7) | 227 (76.4) | 216 (95.2) | 5.4 (2.6) |
| Pyelonephritis | 12 (2.5) | 11 (91.7) | 8.3 (3.5) | 10 (3.4) | 10 (100.0) | 8.6 (6.9) |
| Other UTIs* | 78 (16.4) | 76 (97.4) | 6.4 (2.1) | 53 (17.8) | 48 (90.6) | 7.0 (2.2) |
COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; RTI = Respiratory tract infection; SD = Standard deviation; UTI = Urinary tract infection
*Corresponding to ‘other’ infections, different from the diagnoses listed above, according to the judgment of the nursing staff professionals