Table 1.
Average quarterly number of antibiotic prescriptions in a tertiary hospital from 2012 to 2016
| Antibiotics | Annual mean number of antibiotics prescriptions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors | 68,907 (53,899–80,221) |
72,725 (63,235–84,128) |
71,561 (68,880–76,537) |
63,638 (27,371–80,928) |
68,512 (64,378–71,719) |
| Third-generation cephalosporins | 63,304 (60,238–70,514) |
64,784 (60,468–67,074) |
51,578 (44,996–54,267) |
39,007 (22,789–46,250) |
45,999 (44,346–47,384) |
| Fluoroquinolones | 29,300 (26,233–33,663) |
31,621 (28,920–35,297) |
27,582 (21,069–35,286) |
25,900 (12,324–32,129) |
28,195 (19,737–35,368) |
Data indicate mean number of prescriptions (Min–Max)