Table 3. Proportions of antibiotic choice congruence to DEGAM guideline for acute lower respiratory tract infection by diagnosis.
Congruent prescribing | Congruent non-prescribing | Noncongruent prescribing | Noncongruent non-prescribing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cough | 76 (2.41%) | 1606 (51.03%) | 55 (1.75%) | 1410 (44.80%) | 3147 |
acute bronchitis | 3300 (23.90%) | 3904 (28.28%) | 3389 (24.55%) | 3212 (23.27%) | 13,805 |
pneumonia | 481 (46.84%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 546 (53.16%) | 1027 |
Total | 3857 (21.45%) | 5510 (30.65%) | 3444 (19.16%) | 5168 (28.74%) | 17,979 |
Data are presented as n (%) of consultations