Use of delayed antibiotic prescription in primary care: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of delayed antibiotic prescription (DAP) survey respondents

		Number	Percent
Profession	Physician	156	72.6%
	Nurse	59	27.4%
Participating center	Catalonia	115	53.5%
	Madrid	72	33.5%
	Navarra	23	10.7%
	Basque Country	5	2.3%
Teaching center	Yes	146	67.4%
	No	70	32.6%
Rapid diagnostic techniques^a	Multistix urine test strip	194	90.2%
	Reactive Strep-A	39	18.1%
	Reactive PCR	22	10.2%
	Other	15	7%
Used DAP before RCT	Yes	99	46%
	No	57	26.5%
Used DAP during RCT	Yes	143	66.6%
	No	16	7.4%
DAP type (for DAP users)	Direct (patient-led)	106	76.3%
	Collection from reception	21	15.1%
	Referral to physician	10	7.2%
	Other	2	1.4%

^aMultistix urine test strip (in diagnosis of urine infection), Rapid antigen detection test (Group A streptococcal in pharyngitis) and C-reactive protein (in assessing etiological diagnosis of acute respiratory infection)

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