Table 1.
CCUH patients’ characteristics (2011–2013).
| Year | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | May | May | May | November | November | November |
| Patients | N (%) (95% CI) |
N (%) (95% CI) |
N (%) (95% CI) |
N (%) (95% CI) |
N (%) (95% CI) |
N (%) (95% CI) |
| Total number | 418 | 395 | 335 | 424 | 358 | 320 |
| Male | 230 (55) (50–60) |
215 (54) (50–59) |
178 (53) (48–58) |
225 (53) (48–58) |
196 (55) (50–60) |
159 (50) (44–55) |
| Female | 188 (45) (40–50) |
180 (46) (41–51) |
157 (47) (42–52) |
199 (47) (42–52) |
162 (45) (40–51) |
161 (50) (45–56) |
| Patients on antibiotics | 125 (30) (26–34) |
128 (32) (28–37) |
88 (26) (22–31) |
159 (38) (33–42) |
130 (36) (31–41) |
111 (35) (30–40) |
| Gender: | ||||||
| Male | 63 (50) (42–59) | 59 (46) (38–55) | 47 (53) (43–64) | 90 (57) (49–63) | 74 (57) (48–65) | 57 (51) (42–61) |
| Female | 62 (50) (41–58) | 69 (54) (45–63) | 41 (47) (36–57) | 69 (43) (36–51) | 56 (43) (35–52) | 54 (49) (39–58) |
| Age groups: | ||||||
| 0–<1 month | 20 (16) | 10 (8) | 10 (11) | 19 (12) | 12 (9) | 19 (17) |
| ≥1 month–<1 year | 14 (11) | 27 (21) | 13 (15) | 24 (15) | 21 (16) | 20 (18) |
| ≥1–<5 years | 52 (42) | 33 (26) | 32 (36) | 54 (34) | 36 (28) | 24 (22) |
| ≥5–<12 years | 27 (22) | 29 (3) | 14 (16) | 33 (21) | 35 (27) | 27 (24) |
| ≥12–<18 years | 12 (10) | 29 (23) | 19 (20) | 29 (19) | 26 (20) | 21 (19) |
| How many antibiotics received one patient: | ||||||
| 1 antibiotic | 108 (86) | 102 (79) | 69 (79) | 141 (88) | 102 (79) | 95 (85) |
| 2 antibiotics | 17 (14) | 23 (18) | 15 (17) | 8 (5) | 23 (18) | 12 (11) |
| 3 antibiotics | 0 | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 6 (4) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) |
| 4 antibiotics | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (3) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) |
| 5 antibiotics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |