Table 2 Exploring the distribution of the Pre-intervention SAP prescription data, breakdown by hospital (N = 373)
Hospitals | LASUTH | LUTH | NDUTH | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotic combination | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
AB combination covering gram-pos, gram-neg and anaerobs* | 64 (45.7) | 110 (59.8) | 41 (83.7) | 215 (57.6) |
Fluoroquinolone | 5 (3.6) | 0 | 0 | 5 (1.3) |
2nd gen. Cephalosporin | 4 (2.9) | 2 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | 7 (1.9) |
3rd gen. Cephalosporin | 21 (15.0) | 49 (26.6) | 3 (6.1) | 73 (19.6) |
3rd gen. Cephalosporin + Aminoglycoside | 5 (3.6) | 10 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (4.0) |
3rd gen Cephalosporin + Metronidazole + Aminoglycoside | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.1) | 2 (0.5) |
Metronidazole | 6 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (4.1) | 8 (2.1) |
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid + Metronidazole | 12 (8.6) | 0 | 0 | 12 (3.2) |
Meropenem | 3 (2.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.8) |
Other | 20 (14) | 13 (7.1) | 0 | 33 (8.8) |
Total | 140 | 184 | 49 | 373 |