Table 6.
Number of antibiotic agents prescribed for infection categories.
| Number of patients | Any infection 2708 | Pneumonia 958 | Tracheobronchitis 170 | Urogenital infection 1132 | Other infection 330 | Uncertain infection 490 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER OF ANTIBIOTIC AGENTS PRESCRIBED, n (%) | ||||||
| 1 | 2184 (70.9%) | 554 (57.8%) | 136 (80.0%) | 895 (79.1%) | 221 (67.0%) | 378 (77.0%) |
| 2 | 669 (21.7%) | 295 (30.8%) | 30 (17.7%) | 188 (16.6%) | 72 (21.8%) | 84 (17.1%) |
| 3 | 165 (5.4%) | 85 (8.9%) | 2 (1.2%) | 35 (3.1%) | 21 (6.4%) | 22 (4.5%) |
| 4 | 49 (1.6%) | 17 (1.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 11 (1.0%) | 12 (3.6%) | 7 (1.4%) |
| 5 | 11 (0.4%) | 5 (0.5%) | 0 | 2 (0.2%) | 4 (1.2%) | 0 |
| 6 | 3 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 0 |