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Table 4 The GP’s assessment of the severity of the infection, near-patient testing, antibiotic prescriptions and diagnoses

From: Interacting factors associated with Low antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary health care – a mixed methods study in Sweden

 

Number (percentage)

 

Low antibiotic prescription PHCC

High antibiotic prescription PHCC

 
 

n = 128

n = 126

p*

Women

77 (60.6)

60 (47.6)

0.04

Assessment of the severity of the infection

 Mild infection

82 (72.6)

63 (54.3)

0.14

 Moderate infection

29 (25.7)

51 (44.0)

 Severe infection

2 (1.8)

2 (1.7)

Performed testing

 CRP

35 (28.9)

67 (53.2)

<0.001

 RADT – Strep A

18 (15.4)

31 (27.9)

0.021

 Other testing

8 (10.0)

13 (33.3)

0.002

 Any testing

56 (43.8)

100 (79.4)

<0.001

Diagnoses

 Common cold

68 (53.1)

47 (37.3)

0.011

 Acute media otitis

23 (18.0)

15 (11.9)

0.18

 Sinusitis

2 (1.6)

6 (4.8)

0.14

 Tonsillitis

11 (8.6)

20 (15.7)

0.08

 Acute bronchitis

11 (8.6)

10 (7.9)

0.85

 Pneumonia

2 (1.6)

15 (11.9)

0.001

 Other infection

14 (10.9)

14 (11.1)

0.97

Antibiotic prescription

31 (24.6)

46 (36.8)

0.04

  1. *Comparisons are made by Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test (F)