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Table 2 Diagnoses where GPs issued delayed prescription, compared to a reference material of antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections

From: Use and feasibility of delayed prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A questionnaire survey

      

Reference (Vestfold study)

Diagnose group

Diagnose

ICPC-2 code

n

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Upper respiratory tract symptoms and infections

 

60

19,7

(15,3-24,2)

21,3

(20,0-22,6)

 

Cough

r05

6

    
 

Sinus symptom/complaint

r09

7

    
 

Throat symptom/complaint

r21

4

    
 

Upper respiratory infection acute

r74

43

    

Lower respiratory tract infections

 

41

13,5

(9,7-17,3)

28,5

(27,1-29,9)

 

Acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis

r78

36

    
 

Pneumonia

r81

4

    
 

COPD

r95

1

    

Ear infections

 

65

21,4

(16,8-26,0)

9,1

(8,2-10,0)

 

Ear pain/earache

h01

1

    
 

Ear discharge

h04

1

    
 

Ear symptom/complaint other

h29

1

    
 

Acute otitis media/myringitis

h71

62

    

Sinusitis

 

101

33,2

(27,9-38,5)

14,6

(13,5-15,7)

 

Sinusitis acute/chronic

r75

101

    

Acute tonsillitis

 

24

7,9

(4,9-10,9)

16,8

(15,7-18,0)

 

Strep throat

r72

5

    
 

Tonsillitis acute

r76

19

    

Other respiratory diagnoses

 

13

4,3

(2,0-6,6)

9,7

(8,8-10,6)

 

Laryngitis/tracheitis acute

r77

4

    
 

Influenza

r80

7

    
 

Respiratory infection other

r83

2