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Antibiotic continuation details of inpatients with positive molecular respiratory tests (MRT)
| Children | p-Value | Adults | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before intervention (year 2015) | After intervention (year 2016) | Before intervention (year 2015) | After intervention (year 2016) | |||
| Inappropriate antibiotic use (%) | 53/119 (44.5) | 40/139 (28.8) | 0.009 | 28/39 (72) | 39/62 (63) | 0.36 |
| Mean duration of inappropriate antibiotic use (days) | 6.5 (SD 3.1) | 4.6 (SD 2.0) | < 0.001 | 9.7 (SD 7.3) | 6.2 (SD 3.7) | 0.007 |
