Table 1.
Case details of patients who were excluded from the definition of routine antibiotic use
| Age (yrs) | Sex (M/F) | Reason for exclusion | Antibiotics on admission | Length of hospital stay (days) | Antibiotics on discharge |
| 43 | M | Darkening of bite site | Benzylpenicillin | 4 | none |
| 16 | M | Darkening of bite site | Benzylpenicillin | 4 | none |
| 4 | M | Darkening of bite site | Amoxycillin | 2 | none |
| 7 | M | Abscess | Benzylpenicillin | 2 | none |
| Gentamicin | |||||
| 58 | M | Abscess | Benzyl penicillin | 6 | none |
| Cloxacillin | |||||
| Metronidazole | |||||
| 48 | M | Productive cough | Ampicillin | 2 | Amoxycillin |