Table 1.

Types of antibiotic classes used for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections between 1996 and 2008^a

Yr	DDD per 1,000 population per day
	Overall (J01)	Tetracyclines (J01A)	Penicillins (J01C)	Cephalosporins (J01D)	Sulfonamides-trimethoprim (J01E)	Macrolides (J01FA)	Clindamycin (J01FF)
1996	0.424	0.037	0.180	0.115	0.010	0.045	0.007
1997	0.438	0.034	0.179	0.135	0.010	0.044	0.009
1998	0.449	0.035	0.172	0.150	0.009	0.042	0.012
1999	0.443	0.033	0.155	0.163	0.008	0.040	0.014
2000	0.445	0.032	0.143	0.174	0.007	0.040	0.016
2001	0.462	0.031	0.140	0.189	0.007	0.040	0.020
2002	0.476	0.032	0.140	0.202	0.006	0.039	0.024
2003	0.504	0.032	0.141	0.220	0.007	0.040	0.028
2004	0.538	0.032	0.143	0.248	0.009	0.042	0.030
2005	0.581	0.036	0.136	0.283	0.013	0.040	0.037
2006	0.615	0.038	0.131	0.304	0.023	0.039	0.044
2007	0.637	0.043	0.124	0.308	0.040	0.036	0.050
2008	0.629	0.045	0.121	0.300	0.048	0.033	0.051

^aPercent changes from 1996 to 2008 were 48.5% overall (J01), 23.4% for tetracyclines (J01A), −33.0% for penicillins (J01C), 160.4% for cephalosporins (J01D), 379.9% for sulfonamides-trimethoprim (J01E), −26.8% for macrolides (J01FA), and 626.9% for clindamycin (J01FF).