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. 2021 Oct 28;24(8):806–814. doi: 10.1177/1098612X211054815

Table 2.

Odds ratios (ORs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and P values for the prescription of antimicrobial drugs, classes or grouping for sporadic bacterial cystitis in 5051 feline visits

Antimicrobial class/group and year n (%) 2016 vs 2017
2016 vs 2018
2017 vs 2018
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Amoxicillin
1.32 (0.85–2.03)
0.21 1.43 (0.94–2.20) 0.10 1.10 (0.78–1.50) 0.61
 2016 30/1093 (2.7)
 2017 70/1953 (3.6)
 2018 78/2005 (3.9)
Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid 1.10 (0.92–1.31) 0.30 1.50 (1.26–1.79) <0.0001 1.37 (1.18–1.58) <0.0001
 2016 234/1093 (21)
 2017 450/1953 (23)
 2018 582/2005 (29)
Fluoroquinolones 0.85 (0.66–1.08) 0.18 1.20 (0.96–1.51) 0.11 1.41 (1.16–1.73) 0.0006
 2016 122/1093 (11)
 2017 188/1953 (9.6)
 2018 263/2004 (13)
Cefovecin 0.91 (0.77–1.06) 0.23 0.64 (0.54–0.74) <0.0001 0.70 (0.62–0.80) <0.0001
 2016 760/1093 (70)
 2017 1317/1953 (67)
 2018 1187/2005 (59)
HP-CIA 0.82 (0.69–0.99) 0.034 0.64 (0.53–0.76) <0.0001 0.77 (0.67–0.89) 0.0005
 2016 870/1093 (80)
 2017 1489/1953 (76)
 2018 1430/2005 (71)

OR referent is the earlier year of the comparison; OR >1 signifies an increase in prescribing of the given antimicrobial class/group in the later year (vs earlier year), while an OR <1 signifies a decrease in prescribing

HP-CIA = highest priority critically important antimicrobial