Table 2B.
Antibiotic Selection for Adult Bronchitis
Penicillin, Amoxicillin, or Erythromycin | Second-Generation Macrolides | Cephalosporins | Quinolones | Sulfonamides | Tetracyclines | |||||||
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Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | |
Distant Control | 17 | 16 | 56 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Local Control | 31 | 23 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
Intervention | 61 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |