Table 4.
Diagnostic classifications recorded with flucloxacillin prescribing
| Coding category—n (%) | Main subcategories (up to three) | No. (% of total) |
|---|---|---|
| No relevant code—774 082 (25.5) | ‘patient reviewed’ | 106 458 (3.5) |
| ‘telephone encounter’ | 80 530 (2.7) | |
| ‘had a chat to patient’ | 34 691 (1.1) | |
| Secondary infection of skin conditions/lesions—309 968 (10.2) | infected eczema/dermatitis | 103 851 (3.4) |
| cysts, warts, naevi, blisters and other skin lesions | 76 682 (2.5) | |
| infected cyst/blister | 62 697 (2.1) | |
| Cellulitis or abscess—301 805 (10.0) | cellulitis | 189 359 (6.2) |
| cellulitis or abscess | 59 802 (2.0) | |
| abscess | 52 644 (1.7) | |
| Non-specific SSTI—286 647 (9.5) | SSTI not otherwise specified | 192 650 (6.4) |
| rash/skin symptoms | 70 106 (2.3) | |
| Traumatic lesion/wound—277 900 (9.2) | wound/dressing | 111 312 (3.7) |
| insect bite | 96 227 (3.2) | |
| post-operative infection | 40 137 (1.3) | |
| Infected digit/nail—259 261 (8.6) | ingrowing nail | 97 173 (3.2) |
| paronychia | 87 811 (2.9) | |
| infected toe/finger | 74 277 (2.5) | |
| No code—244 021 (8.1) | 244 021 (8.1) | |
| Infection classified by site (other than digits)—223 782 (7.4) | breast infection | 39 901 (1.3) |
| otitis externa | 35 008 (1.2) | |
| eye/eyelid infection | 31 667 (1.0) | |
| Boils/folliculitis—170 281 (5.6) | furuncle/carbuncle | 109 287 (3.6) |
| folliculitis | 60 994 (2.0) | |
| Impetigo—126 638 (4.2) | impetigo | 126 638 (4.2) |
| Other skin infection—49 026 (1.6) | superficial phlebitis | 14 849 (0.5) |
| pustules/septic spots | 13 781 (0.5) | |
| superficial lump/swelling | 7890 (0.3) | |
| Other infection—7768 (0.3) | respiratory | 6784 (0.2) |
| urinary | 590 (<0.1) | |
| osteomyelitis | 394 (<0.1) | |
| Total: 3031 179 (100) |