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. 2021 Jul 12;3(3):dlab087. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab087

Table 2.

Prevalence of patients on antibiotics (ABX)

Description by hospital type ADM No. of patients on ABX (%) Adults
Neonates
Paediatrics
Medical
Surgical
ICU
Medical
Intensive care
Medical
Surgical
ICU
ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%) ADM ABX (%)
Primary
 Hospital 1 122 79 (64.8) 45 30 (66.7) 51 29 (56.9) 0 0 3 3 (100.0) 20 15 (75.0) 3 2 (66.7) 0
Secondary
 Hospital 2 150 86 (57.4) 60 26 (43.3) 55 43 (78.2) 0 0 0 13 7 (53.8) 0 22 10 (45.5)
 Hospital 3 318 159 (50.0) 127 72 (56.7) 123 44 (35.8) 1 1 (100.0) 0 30 15 (50.0) 37 27 (73.0) 0 0
 Total 468 245 (52.4) 187 98 (52.4) 178 87 (48.9) 1 1 (100.0) 0 0 30 15 (50.0) 50 34 (68.0) 0 0 22 10 (45.5)
Tertiary
 Hospital 4 629 367 (58.4) 158 84 (53.2) 273 145 (53.1) 16 13 (81.3) 65 34 (52.3) 21 14 (66.7) 69 60 (87.0) 25 16 (64.0) 2 1 (50.0)
 Hospital 5 988 515 (52.1) 459 238 (51.9) 324 158 (48.8) 7 7 (100.0) 0 86 41 (47.7) 80 55 (68.8) 32 16 (50.0) 0
 Hospital 6 140 93 (66.4) 54 28 (51.9) 58 41 (70.7) 2 2 (100.0) 5 5 (100.0) 5 4 (80.0) 16 13 (81.3) 0 0
 Hospital 7 550 263 (47.8) 122 48 (39.3) 333 150 (45.0) 2 2 (100.0) 52 38 (73.1) 0 41 25 (61.0) 0 0
 Total 2307 1238 (53.7) 793 398 (50.2) 988 494 (50.0) 27 24 (88.9) 122 77 (63.1) 112 59 (52.7) 206 153 (74.3) 57 32 (56.1) 2 1 (50.0)
Overall 2897 1562 (53.9) 1025 526 (51.3) 1217 610 (50.1) 28 25 (89.3) 122 77 (63.1) 145 77 (53.1) 276 202 (73.2) 60 34 (56.7) 24 11 (45.8)

ADM, number of patients on admission.