Table 3 Frequency of antibiotic classes prescribed by setting and infection type (n = 735)
| Â | Overall | NH | ED | Clinic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection | n = 195 | n = 181 | n = 7 | n = 7 | ||||
 Fluoroquinolones | 68 | 34.9 | 60 | 33.2 | 5 | 71.4 | 3 | 42.9 |
 Macrolides and Lincosamides | 66 | 33.9 | 65 | 35.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
 Penicillins and Beta-Lactamase | 27 | 13.9 | 25 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 |
 Cephalosporins | 24 | 12.3 | 22 | 12.2 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 14.3 |
 Tetracyclines | 8 | 4.1 | 8 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Othera | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
Skin/Soft Tissue | n = 175 | n = 135 | n = 12 | n = 28 | ||||
 Cephalosporins | 108 | 61.7 | 87 | 64.4 | 8 | 66.7 | 13 | 46.4 |
 All Penicillins/Beta-Lactamase | 26 | 14.9 | 19 | 14.1 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 14.3 |
 Fluoroquinolones | 16 | 9.1 | 12 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.3 |
 Tetracyclines | 11 | 6.3 | 8 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.7 |
 Macrolides and Lincosamides | 8 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.2 |
 Otherb | 6 | 3.4 | 5 | 3.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
Urinary Tract Infection | n = 365 | n = 324 | n = 15 | n = 26 | ||||
 Fluoroquinolones | 130 | 35.6 | 112 | 34.6 | 8 | 53.3 | 10 | 38.5 |
 Sulfonamides | 78 | 21.4 | 73 | 22.5 | 1 | 6.7 | 4 | 15.4 |
 Nitrofurantoin | 66 | 18.1 | 59 | 18.2 | 2 | 13.3 | 5 | 19.2 |
 Cephalosporins | 58 | 15.9 | 50 | 15.4 | 3 | 20.0 | 5 | 19.2 |
 All Penicillins/Beta-Lactamase | 27 | 7.4 | 24 | 7.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 7.7 |
 Otherc | 6 | 1.6 | 6 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |