Diagnoses | Total | Residents | Non-residents | Given antibiotics | Diagnostic uncertainty |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | |||||
Antibiotic-appropriate | |||||
Sinusitis | 99 (10) | 28 (7) | 71 (13) | 77 (78) | 19 (19) |
Pneumonia | 74 (8) | 32 (8) | 42 (7) | 51 (69) | 36 (49) |
Streptococcal pharyngitis | 69 (7) | 26 (7) | 43 (8) | 27 (39) | 49 (71) |
Otitis media | 16 (2) | 6 (2) | 10 (2) | 13 (81) | 1 (6) |
Bacterial infection2 | 10 (1) | 3 (1) | 7 (1) | 6 (60) | 8 (80) |
Pertussis | 9 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (67) | 6 (67) |
Subtotal | 277 (29) | 99 (25) | 178 (32) | 180 (65) | 119 (43) |
Non-antibiotic-appropriate | |||||
Upper respiratory infection | 445 (46) | 192 (48) | 253 (45) | 14 (3) | 12 (3) |
Acute bronchitis | 90 (9) | 34 (9) | 56 (10) | 13 (14) | 4 (4) |
Post-nasal drip | 33 (3) | 15 (4) | 18 (3) | 1 (3) | 3 (9) |
Non-streptococcal pharyngitis | 33 (3) | 18 (5) | 15 (3) | 0 (0) | 5 (15) |
Allergies | 32 (3) | 17 (4) | 15 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
Reactive airway disease | 5 (1) | 1 (0) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
Other3 | 47 (5) | 23 (6) | 24 (4) | 2 (4) | 6 (13) |
Subtotal | 685 (71) | 300 (75) | 385 (68) | 29 (4) | 32 (5) |
Total | 962 (100) | 399 (100) | 563 (100) | 209 (22) | 151 (16) |