TABLE 4: Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions in each study which used antibiotics classified according to the ATC classification.
| Small-sized hospitals | Medium-sized hospitals | Large-sized hospitals | Extra-sized hospitals | UTI | Pediatrics | No information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire hospital 23 | Adult ward 26 | Entire hospital 24 | Cl & Sur ward. ICU 40 | ICU 22 | ICU tto emp 37 | ICU tto dir 37 | ICU and Ped ward 25 | ICU and Ped ward 30 | Ped 31 | CM 34 | |
| Tetracycline - J01AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - |
| Amphenicols - J01BA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - |
| Broad spectrum penicillins - J01CA | 51.0 | - | 4.0 | 7.2 | - | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 90.6 | - |
| Penicillins and combinations - J01CR | - | - | 20.4 | 11.6 | 1.6 | - | 15.4 | 5.4 | - | - | |
| Beta lactamase sensitive penicillins - J01CE | - | 19.1 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 5.4 | - | 3.5 |
| Beta lactamase resistant penicillins - J01CF | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 1.6 | 40.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 9.3 | - |
| 1st generation cephalosporins - J01DB | 3.0 | 24.6 | 18.3 | 3.0 | 8.8 | - | - | 25.5 | 5.4 | - | 26.8 |
| 2nd generation cephalosporins - J01DC | - | - | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | |
| 3rd generation cephalosporins - J01DD | - | - | 2.6 | 21.7 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 19.7 | 3.2 | - | |
| 4th generation cephalosporins - J01DE | - | - | 12.2 | 15.6 | - | 3.2 | - | 0.4 | 1.1 | - | |
| Carbapenem - J01DH | - | - | 4.4 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 53.2 | - | 1.0 | 2.2 | - | 5.6 |
| Sulfonamides of action Interm. - J01EC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | 2.2 |
| Combination of sulfonamides and trimethoprim - J01EE | - | - | - | 0.4 | 1.9 | - | - | 0.4 | 3.2 | - | |
| Macrolides - J01FA | 35.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.8 | 7.5 | - | - |
| Lincosamides - J01FF | - | - | 2.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | - | - | 0.4 | 2.2 | - | 9.9 |
| Aminoglycosides - J01GB | 11.0 | 20.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 6.9 | - | - | 6.4 | 3.2 | - | 6.9 |
| Fluoroquinolones - J01MA | - | - | - | 10.6 | 8.1 | - | - | 0.6 | 4.3 | - | 15.1 |
| Other quinolones - J01MB | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | 1.1 | - | - |
| Glycopeptide - J01XA | - | - | 3.5 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 69.4 | 46.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | - | 11.2 |
| Polymyxins - J01XB | - | - | - | - | - | 46.8 | - | 0.2 | 1.1 | - | - |
| Imidazolic derivatives - J01XD | - | - | 5.3 | - | - | - | - | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| Nitrofuran derivatives - J01XE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | - |
| Other antibacterials - J01XX | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
ICU: intensive care unit; Entire hospital: consumption of the entire hospital; Ped: all sectors that care for pediatrics (infirmary and ICU); Ped ward: pediatric ward; CM: medical clinic; tto emp: empirical treatment; tto dir: targeted treatment; Cl & Sur ward: clinical ward and surgical ward.