Table 2.
Choice of antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections.
| Antibiotic class | Anatomical therapeutic chemical code | Name of antibiotic | Prescribed for URTI | Prescribed by house officers | Prescribed by postgraduates | Prescribed by specialists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Penicillins | J01CA | Amoxicillin+clavulanate | 1,323 (45.9) | 57 (4.3) | 1,026 (77.5) | 240 (18.1) |
| Amoxicillin | 260 (9.0) | 2 (0.7) | 251 (96.5) | 7 (2.6) | ||
| Macrolides | J01FA | Clarithromycin | 311 (10.8) | 56 (18.0) | 157 (50.4) | 98 (31.5) |
| Azithromycin | 198 (6.8) | 14 (7.0) | 144 (72.7) | 40 (20.2) | ||
| Erythromycin | 18 (0.6) | 8 (44.4) | 9 (50.0) | 1 (5.5) | ||
| Cephalosporins | J01DB/C | Cefixime | 459 (15.9) | 11 (2.3) | 417 (90.8) | 31 (6.7) |
| Cefaclor | 33 (1.1) | 0 | 17 (51.5) | 16 (48.4) | ||
| Tetracyclines | J01AA | Doxycycline | 13 (0.4) | 0 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.4) |
| Sulfonamide | J01EE | Co-trimoxazole | 20 (0.6) | 1 (5.0) | 8 (40.0) | 11 (55.0) |
| Quinolones | J01MA | Levofloxacin | 185 (6.4) | 22 (11.8) | 90 (48.6) | 73 (39.4) |
| Moxifloxacin | 40 (1.3) | 0 | 29 (72.5) | 11 (27.5) | ||
| Ciprofloxacin | 32 (1.1) | 8 (25.0) | 11 (34.3) | 12 (37.5) |