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Table 4 The 5 most frequently prescribed antibiotics for cystitis and pyelonephritis by patient age, 2006–2015

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

Cystitis

Age

Total

Pivmecillinam

Trimethoprim

Nitrofurantoin

Ciprofloxacin

Sulfa-Trima

Other

N

%

%

%

%

%

%

 

0–9

64,338

19.1

45.0

5.6

0.3

16.8

13.1

10–19

81,836

61.6

22.5

4.8

2.7

4.4

4.1

20–29

168,771

64.1

17.8

6.2

3.4

3.6

4.9

30–39

134,920

61.1

18.4

7.1

4.5

4.0

4.9

40–49

140,210

58.1

19.8

7.3

6.1

4.7

4.0

50–59

146,576

55.3

19.3

8.3

7.7

5.3

4.1

60–69

173,693

51.6

18.9

9.4

9.5

5.9

4.6

70–79

162,037

49.5

19.6

10.4

10.1

5.8

4.6

80+

132,382

47.8

20.5

10.6

10.4

5.7

5.0

Sum

1,204,763

53.9

20.8

8.1

6.7

5.6

5.0

Pyelonephritis

Age

Total

Pivmecillinam

Ciprofloxacin

Sulfa-Trima

Amoxicillin

Trimethoprim

Other

N

%

%

%

%

%

%

0–9

3389

30.9

1.0

27.6

12.7

9.4

18.3

10–19

5330

50.8

14.0

15.9

7.2

4.4

7.3

20–29

10,771

49.9

16.6

15.0

6.9

4.0

7.0

30–39

8334

46.5

18.8

14.4

6.8

4.7

8.1

40–49

8084

42.4

22.3

15.8

6.9

4.4

7.2

50–59

7886

39.6

25.7

15.1

7.1

4.1

7.3

60–69

7674

37.2

26.5

16.2

6.9

3.7

7.6

70–79

4825

34.4

27.5

16.2

7.3

4.1

8.2

80+

3138

37.9

23.4

14.7

7.6

4.9

8.6

Sum

58,780

43.0

20.5

16.3

7.4

4.6

8.2

  1. All differences in type of antibiotic per age-group statistically significant by Chi-square test
  2. a Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim