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Table 2 Antibiotic use by clinical diagnosis, N (%)

From: Clinical diagnosis and treatment of common respiratory tract infections in relation to microbiological profiles in rural health facilities in China: implications for antibiotic stewardship

 

Patients

Any antibiotic

Number of antibiotics used

Category of antibiotics used

1

2

3 + 

Quinolones

Cephalosporins

Penicillins

Others

Diagnosis

  -Respiratory tract infection

326 (30.5)

296 (90.8)

179 (54.9)

92 (28.2)

24 (7.4)

112 (34.4)

92 (28.2)

141 (43.3)

22 (6.7)

  -Bronchitis/tracheitis

249 (23.3)

234 (94.0)

109 (43.8)

101 (40.6)

23 (9.2)

106 (42.6)

82 (32.9)

109 (43.8)

7 (2.8)

  -Pharyngitis

119 (11.1)

104 (87.4)

84 (70.6)

15 (12.6)

4 (3.4)

17 (14.3)

20 (16.8)

54 (45.4)

10 (8.4)

  -Common cold

85 (8.0)

69 (81.2)

57 (67.1)

7 (8.2)

5 (5.9)

12 (14.1)

50 (58.8)

11 (12.9)

5 (5.9)

  -Pneumonia/bronchopneumonia

48 (4.5)

44 (91.7)

22 (45.8)

16 (33.3)

6 (12.5)

16 (33.3)

25 (52.1)

17 (35.4)

2 (4.2)

  -Tonsillitis

44 (4.1)

41 (93.2)

19 (43.2)

15 (34.1)

7 (15.9)

18 (40.9)

17 (38.6)

18 (40.9)

1 (2.3)

  -COPD

29 (2.7)

26 (89.7)

4 (13.8)

15 (51.7)

7 (24.1)

20 (69.0)

7 (24.1)

17 (58.6)

0 (0.0)

  -Others

24 (2.2)

15 (62.5)

11 (45.8)

4 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

4 (16.7)

7 (29.2)

5 (20.8)

1 (4.2)

  -Diagnosis not given

144 (13.5)

109 (75.7)

71 (49.3)

31 (21.5)

7 (4.9)

30 (20.8)

59 (41.0)

32 (22.2)

15 (10.4)

P

 

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.002

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.015

Total

1068 (100)

938 (87.8)

556 (52.1)

296 (27.7)

86 (8.1)

335 (31.4)

359 (33.6)

404 (37.8)

63 (5.9)