Table 1.
Characteristics of Outpatient Prescriptions for Antibiotic Nonresponsive Acute Respiratory Infections and Patient Visits (2017–2020)
| Characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prescriptions | ||
| Amoxicillin | 924 | 16.8 |
| Azithromycin | 3,551 | 64.5 |
| Doxycycline | 556 | 10.1 |
| Levofloxacin | 163 | 3.0 |
| Sulfamethoxazole | 70 | 1.3 |
| Other | 245 | 4.5 |
| Total prescriptions | 5,509 | 100 |
| Patient age | ||
| <18 y | 15,078 | 24.0 |
| ≥18 y | 47,950 | 76.0 |
| Encounters by location | ||
| A | 2,760 | 4.4 |
| B | 3,555 | 5.6 |
| C | 7,369 | 12.1 |
| D | 7,521 | 11.9 |
| E | 10,515 | 16.7 |
| F | 2,555 | 4.1 |
| G | 12,522 | 19.9 |
| H | 4,025 | 6.4 |
| I | 3,334 | 5.3 |
| J | 8,602 | 13.6 |
| Total encounters | 63,028 | 100 |
| Inappropriate prescriptions (mean %, 95% CI) | ||
| Preintervention | 11.5 | 2.0–25.2 |
| Postintervention | 5.8 | 1.0–13.0 |
Note. CI, confidence interval.