Table 2.
Participants’ Antibiotic Prescription Patterns by Gender
| Total (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of antibiotic course | ||||
| 3 days | 48 (8.6) | 18 (8.6) | 30 (8.7) | 0.650 |
| 5–7 days | 469 (84.5) | 174 (82.9) | 295 (85.5) | |
| 10–14 days | 24 (4.3) | 11 (5.2) | 13 (3.8) | |
| Until symptoms disappear | 14 (2.5) | 7 (3.3) | 7 (2.0) | |
| First-choice antibiotic prescribed to patients not allergic to penicillin | ||||
| Amoxicillin 500 mg/3 times | 418 (75.3) | 142 (67.62) | 276 (80) | 0.001 |
| Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 125 mg bid/tid | 84 (15.13) | 50 (23.81) | 34 (9.86) | |
| No need for antibiotic | 53 (9.5) | 18 (8.57) | 35 (10.14) | |
| Second-choice antibiotic prescribed to patients not allergic to penicillin | ||||
| Amoxicillin 500 mg/3 times | 129 (23.24) | 52 (24.76) | 77 (22.32) | 0.707 |
| Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 125 mg bid/tid | 359 (64.68) | 135 (64.29) | 224 (64.93) | |
| No need for antibiotic | 67 (12.07) | 23 (10.95) | 44 (12.75) | |
| First-choice antibiotic prescribed to patients allergic to penicillin | ||||
| Amoxicillin 500 mg/3 times | 31 (5.58) | 9 (4.29) | 22 (6.38) | 0.509 |
| Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 125 mg bid/tid | 23 (4.14) | 10 (4.76) | 13 (3.77) | |
| Clindamycin 300mg/4 times | 501 (90.2) | 191 (90.95) | 310 (89.86) | |
| Using adjunctive antibiotics with adequate debridement and surgical drainage | ||||
| Longest effective course of antibiotics, maximize use of broad-spectrum antibiotics | 192 (34.5) | 91 (43.3) | 101 (29.2) | 0.001 |
| Shortest effective course of antibiotic, minimize use of broad-spectrum antibiotics | 363 (65.4) | 119 (56.6) | 244 (70.7) | |
Note: bid, twice a day; tid, three times a day.