Table 3.
Characteristic | |
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Antibiotics prescribed, n | 9,373 courses |
Incidence of antibiotic prescriptions, mean per 1,000 patient-days | 7.3 courses |
Residents exposed to at least 1 course antibiotics, % | 66 |
Mean, duration of antibiotics, d (range) | 9 (1 to 365) |
Indications, % | |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 36 |
Urinary infection | 33 |
Skin and soft tissue infection | 13 |
Miscellaneous other infections | 9 |
Prophylaxis | 5 |
Fever with no known focus | 2 |