Table 1.
Prescribed antibiotics and sensitivity in patients with a microbiological diagnosis of UTI
| Antibiotic | UTI suspected, n = 107 | UTI not suspected, n = 231 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescribed, n = 92a | Antibiotic prescribed, n = 70b | |||||
| Prescribed, n (%) | Sensitivity to prescribed antibiotic tested, n (%) | Tested sensitive, n (%) | Prescribed, n (%) | Sensitivity to prescribed antibiotic tested, n (%) | Tested sensitive, n (%) | |
| Amoxicillin | 11 (15.5) | 10 (90.9) | 4 (40.0) | 46 (82.1) | 41 (89.1) | 11 (26.8) |
| Cephalexin | 8 (11.3) | 8 (100.0) | 7 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | — | — |
| Ceftriaxone | 0 (0.0) | — | — | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | — |
| Co-amoxiclav | 3 (4.2) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Erythromycin | 0 (0.0) | — | — | 3 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | — |
| Nitrofurantoin | 1 (1.4) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | — | — |
| Penicillin | 0 (0.0) | — | — | 4 (7.1) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Trimethoprim | 48 (67.6) | 48 (100.0) | 40 (83.3) | 1 (1.8) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) |
Antibiotics were prescribed in 162 (47.9%) children with a laboratory confirmed UTI; with 176 (52.1%) not prescribed antibiotics at the initial consultation.
a
Details available for 71 prescriptions (data missing for 21 prescriptions).
b
Details available for 56 prescriptions (data missing for 14 prescriptions). UTI = urinary tract infection.