APPENDIX 3.
RTI Visit Rate Per Person-Year, Total Antibiotic-Dispensing Rate Per Person-Year, and Antibiotic Rate Per Person-Year for Penicillins and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate, 2000–2001 Compared With 2009–2010
| Age | Plan | RTI Visit Rate/Person-Year | Total Antibiotic Rate/Person-Year | Penicillin Rate/Person-Year | Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Rate/ Person-Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | 2009–2010 | 2000–2001 | 2009–2010 | 2000–2001 | 2009–2010 | 2000–2001 | 2009–2010 | ||
| 3 to <24 mo | |||||||||
| A | 3.95 | 3.37 | 2.27 | 1.62 | 1.22 | 0.79 | 0.35 | 0.26 | |
| B | 2.49 | 2.17 | 1.40 | 0.91 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.20 | 0.11 | |
| C | 4.28 | 3.30 | 2.23 | 1.70 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 0.34 | 0.20 | |
| 2 to <4 y | |||||||||
| A | 2.39 | 2.09 | 1.54 | 1.14 | 0.82 | 0.54 | 0.20 | 0.15 | |
| B | 1.34 | 1.30 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.06 | |
| C | 2.30 | 1.82 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 0.60 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.11 | |
| 4 to <6 y | |||||||||
| A | 1.91 | 1.66 | 1.35 | 1.04 | 0.75 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.11 | |
| B | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.05 | 0.04 | |
| C | 1.78 | 1.44 | 1.11 | 0.91 | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.13 | 0.08 | |
| 6 to <12 y | |||||||||
| A | 1.19 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 0.07 | |
| B | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.02 | |
| C | 1.25 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 0.05 | |
| 12 to <18 y | |||||||||
| A | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.06 | |
| B | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| C | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
All changes from 2000–2001 to 2009–2010 were statistically significant (P < .001).