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. 2017 Dec 22;46(2):207–214. doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1097-x

Table 2.

Trends of inpatients, outpatients, and total antimicrobial use stratified by age group from 2011 to 2013

Age group 2011 2012 2013 Δa
Inpatients Outpatients Total Inpatients Outpatients Total Inpatients Outpatients Total Total
(a) Oral
0–14 years 0.187 15.789 15.976 0.184 16.355 16.539 0.171 14.659 14.830 − 1.147
15–64 years 0.325 10.418 10.743 0.328 10.965 11.294 0.324 11.044 11.368 0.625
65 years 1.550 14.437 15.988 1.524 14.760 16.284 1.491 15.375 16.866 0.879
(b) Parenteral
0–14 years 0.200 0.090 0.290 0.198 0.091 0.289 0.191 0.080 0.271 − 0.019
15–64 years 0.241 0.087 0.328 0.250 0.093 0.343 0.268 0.092 0.360 0.032
65 years 1.875 0.221 2.096 2.009 0.156 2.165 2.043 0.233 2.276 0.180

Data show defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per days, DID

a Delta (Δ) values show the difference between 2013 and 2011 values