Table 2.
Antibiotic prescriptions of 426 GPs for 24 888 RTI episodes for 1 year (December 2004 through November 2005) according to ICPC-2 diagnoses and type of antibiotic
| Diagnoses | ICPC-2 codes | Episodes N | Prescription rate (%) (95% CI) | PcV n (%) | Pc-Ext n (%) | Mac n (%) | Other J01 n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute upper respiratory tract infections and symptoms | R01–29, 74, 80 | 6806 | 13.5 (12.7 to 14.3) | 388 (42) | 245 (27) | 272 (30) | 17 (2) |
| Other respiratory tract infections (including sinusitis and laryngitis) | R71, 75, 77, 79, 83, 95 | 8758 | 12.4 (11.7 to 13.1) | 271 (25) | 236 (22) | 562 (52) | 17 (2) |
| Acute bronchiolitis/bronchitis | R78 | 1481 | 40.2 (37.7 to 42.7) | 141 (24) | 138 (23) | 309 (52) | 8 (1) |
| Pneumonia | R81 | 606 | 67.0 (63.3 to 70.7) | 127 (31) | 97 (24) | 178 (44) | 4 (1) |
| Acute otitis and ear pain | H01, 71, 72, 74 | 5961 | 42.5 (41.2 to 43.8) | 1174 (46) | 832 (33) | 477 (19) | 53 (2) |
| Acute tonsillitis | R72, 76 | 1276 | 76.7 (74.4 to 79.0) | 654 (67) | 137 (14) | 176 (18) | 12 (1) |
| Total | 24 888 | 26.2 (25.7 to 26.7) | 2755 (42) | 1685 (26) | 1974 (30) | 111 (2) |
GPs, general practitioners; ICPC-2, International Classification of Primary Care; Mac, macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics; Other J01, cephalosporins, co-trimoxazole and tetracyclins; PcExt, penicillins with extended spectrum (non-penicillin V); PcV, penicillin V; RTI, respiratory tract infection.