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. 2021 Oct 28;111(2):376–382. doi: 10.1111/apa.16144

TABLE 1.

Antibiotics dispensed per 1000 children in 2019 and 2020 in Finland

0–5 years 6–12 years
2019 2020 Change 95% CI 2019 2020 Change 95% CI
All antibiotics 444.9 196.1 −55.9% −56.3% to −55.5% 205.5 98.9 −51.9% −52.4% to −51.3%
Amoxicillin 289.8 129.8 −55.2% −55.7% to −54.7% 85.7 36.4 −57.6% −58.4% to −56.8%
Amoxicillin +clavulanic acid 112.5 48.7 −56.7% −57.5% to −55.8% 28.3 13.1 −53.7% −55.2% to −52.2%
Cephalosporins 1.3 0.6 −50.9% −58.7% to −41.6% 34.8 24.0 −31.0% −32.7% to −29.2%
Macrolides 39.4 15.9 −59.6% −60.9% to −58.2% 20.1 8.8 −56.5% −58.1% to −54.8%
Other 2.0 1.0 −47.3% −54.0% to −39.6% 36.7 16.7 −54.5% −55.7% to −53.2%

95% CI; 95% confidence intervals.