Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study

Table 2 Consultations and antibiotic treatment for cystitis and pyelonephritis in Norwegian primary care by consultation site, 2006-2015

Diagnosis	Year	General practice		Out of hours services
Diagnosis	Year	Consultations, N	Antibiotic treatment, %	Consultations, N	Antibiotic treatment, %
Cystitis	2006	149,982	34.1	37,289	47.0
	2007	143,031	37.6	38,646	49.6
	2008	164,119	41.0	43,488	52.1
	2009	164,163	44.3	46,341	54.8
	2010	187,718	48.2	49,937	57.0
	2011	195,750	51.5	51,183	60.0
	2012	200,527	54.8	51,010	62.7
	2013	208,143	58.4	49,909	64.9
	2014	213,910	61.5	47,679	67.4
	2015	208,269	64.9	42,439	69.7
	Sum	1,835,612	50.9	457,921	59.0
Pyelonephritis	2006	8213	28.0	3911	50.6
	2007	7033	28.8	3754	50.1
	2008	8682	32.3	4486	54.1
	2009	8534	35.2	4186	55.7
	2010	9177	36.2	4619	56.8
	2011	9374	38.9	4595	61.2
	2012	9823	40.7	4298	60.8
	2013	10,118	42.8	4161	61.9
	2014	10,504	44.4	3826	63.5
	2015	10,545	46.6	3271	64.0
	Sum	92,003	38.1	41,107	57.8

All differences in antibiotic prescription rate by consultation site and year were statistically significant by Chi-square test

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