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Table 1 Cross-correlation coefficients between antibiotic use and respiratory viruses (2010-2015)

From: Temporal relationship between antibiotic use and respiratory virus activities in the Republic of Korea: a time-series analysis

Antibiotics

RSV

IFV

hCoV

hRV

ADV

Tetracyclines

−0.14

p = 0.24

0-month lag

0.05

p = 0.67

7-month lag

−0.09

p = 0.43

− 3-month lag

0.24

p = 0.04

2-month lag

− 0.07

p = 0.55

0-month lag

Penicillins

− 0.01

p = 0.98

10-month lag

0.45

p < 0.01

0-month lag

0.06

p = 0.64

2-month lag

−0.13

p = 0.29

2-month lag

− 0.09

p = 0.44

6-month lag

Other beta-lactam antibacterials

−0.02

p = 0.90

1-month lag

0.46

p < 0.01

0-month lag

0.02

p = 0.85

1-month lag

−0.14

p = 0.24

2-month lag

−0.11

p = 0.34

0-month lag

Macrolides

0.12

p = 0.31

10-month lag

0.40

p < 0.01

0-month lag

−0.06

p = 0.60

1-month lag

−0.08

p = 0.50

8-month lag

− 0.16

p = 0.18

9-month lag

Aminoglycosides

−0.03

p = 0.79

10-month lag

0.15

p = 0.20

0-month lag

0.11

p = 0.36

1-month lag

0.10

p = 0.39

0-month lag

−0.11

p = 0.37

5-month lag

Fluoroquinolones

−0.02

p = 0.84

3-month lag

0.35

p < 0.01

0-month lag

−0.03

p = 0.83

2-month lag

−0.04

p = 0.76

2-month lag

− 0.16

p = 0.19

6-month lag

  1. Abbreviations: ADV adenovirus, hCoV human coronavirus, hRV human rhinovirus, IFV Influenza virus, RSV respiratory syncytial virus