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. 2017 Mar 28;12(3):e0174584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174584

Table 4. Proportions of antibiotic choice congruence to DEGAM guideline for acute lower respiratory tract infection by diagnosis.

Congruent prescribing Noncongruent prescribing Total
cough 78 (58.21%) 56 (41.79%) 134
acute bronchitis 3342 (49.36%) 3429 (50.64%) 6771
pneumonia 511 (100.0%) 0 (0.00%) 511
Total 3931 (53.01%) 3485 (46.99%) 7416

Data are presented as n (%) of antibiotic items prescribed. DEGAM = German Society of General Practitioners and Family Medicine