Table 2. Mass antibiotic prophylaxis administration and adverse events by outbreak at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, 2018–2019.
| MAP administration details | Adverse events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outbreak 1 | Outbreak 2 | Increase in pharyngitis | Outbreak 3 | MAP 2019 | |
| Outbreak duration | December 2016 to May 2017 | February 11 to March 11, 2018 | July 29 to August 26, 2018 | November 18 to December 9, 2018 | N/A |
| MAP administration period | MAP not used | March 7 to May 28, 2018 | August 27 to October 9, 2018 | December 5 to 7, 2018 | January 8 to November 18, 2019a |
| MAP target | MAP not used | Recruits and instructors | Recruits only | Recruits only | Recruits only |
| Penicillin G benzathine doses administered | |||||
| Recruits (n) | N/A | 2,226 | 1,411 | 13 | 5,629 |
| Instructors (n) | N/A | 172 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Azithromycin prescribed | |||||
| Recruits (n) | N/A | 281 | 252 | 645 | 836 |
| Instructors (n) | N/A | 28 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Refusal number | |||||
| Recruits (n) | N/A | 27 | 81 | 46 | 141 |
| Instructors (n) | N/A | 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Coverage | |||||
| Recruits (%) | N/A | 99.0 | 95.4 | 93.5 | 96.9 |
| Instructors (%) | N/A | 93.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Abbreviations: MAP, mass antibiotic prophylaxis; N/A, not applicable
a MAP is ongoing