Table 1.
Prescribed antibiotics according to patients’ age
|
Age group |
<5 |
5-14 |
15-64 |
> = 65 |
Total |
DDD* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | DDD (%) | |
| Penicillins with extendedspectrum (J01CA) |
113 (42,8) |
119 (44,6) |
329 (31,9) |
48 (24,4) |
609 (34,6) |
649,8 (35,3) |
| Amoxicillin/clavulanate (J01CR) |
37 (14,0) |
42 (15,7) |
220 (21,3) |
30 (15,2) |
329 (18,7) |
416,6 (22,7) |
| Macrolides (J01FA) |
38 (14,4) |
31 (11,6) |
154 (14,9) |
24 (12,2) |
247 (14,0) |
270,7 (14,7) |
| Trimetroprim/sulfametoxazole (J01EE) |
49 (18,6) |
20 (7,5) |
36 (3,5) |
4 (2,0) |
109 (6,2) |
35 (1,9) |
| First generation cephalosporins (J01DB) |
17 (6,4) |
24 (9,0) |
55 (5,3) |
11 (5,6) |
107 (6,1) |
38,3 (2,1) |
| Quinolones (J01MA) |
0 |
3 (1,1) |
81 (7,8) |
33 (15,7) |
117 (6,5) |
185,1 (10,1) |
| Tetracyclines (J01AA) |
0 |
5 (1,9) |
57 (5,5) |
20 (10,2) |
82 (4,7) |
152,5 (8,3) |
| Other |
10 (3,8) |
23 (8,6) |
100 (9,7) |
27 (13,7) |
160 (9,1) |
91,3 (5,0) |
| Total | 264 (100) | 267 (100) | 1032 (100) | 197 (100) | 1760 (100) | 1839,3 (100) |
*DDD calculations are made only for adults (>15 years).