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Table 3 Choice of antibiotic (%) in patients with upper respiratory tract infections before and after the intervention

From: Health Alliance for prudent antibiotic prescribing in patients with respiratory tract infections (HAPPY AUDIT) -impact of a non-randomised multifaceted intervention programme

 

Before intervention (95% CI)*

 

Penicillin-V

Amoxicillin

Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid

Macrolide

Quinolone

Tetracycline

Cephalosporin

Other

Argentina

15.3 (8.2-22.4)

54.7 (38.3-71.1)

16.9 (5.0-28.8)

2.3 (0.7-4.5)

1.5 (0-3.0)

0.1 (0-0.4)

4.1 (0-8.5)

10.0 (0-21.1)

Denmark

79.6 (74.0-85.3)

9.2 (5.9-12.6)

0.2 (0-0.5)

7.2 (4.7-9.8)

0.2 (0-0.5)

0.2 (0-0.5)

0 (0-0)

3.9 (0.3-7.5)

Lithuania

24.2 (16.7-31.8)

37.6 (26.0-49.1)

18.1 (13.3-22.8)

6.5 (4.2-8.9)

0 (0-0)

1.8 (0-3.8)

10.9 (4.5-17.4)

0.8 (0-1.6)

Russia

9.0 (3.4-14.6)

42.5 (31.3-53.8)

29.2 (18.6-39.8)

14.1 (5.8-22.3)

1.9 (0-4.0)

1.4 (0-4.0)

1.8 (0.6-2.9)

0.5 (0-1.0)

Spain

10.1 (7.1-13.2)

34.8 (30.2-39.4)

32.2 (27.6-36.7)

9.0 (6.2-11.9)

1.8 (0.9-2.8)

0.1 (0-0.2)

3.8 (2.6-5.1)

8.8 (3.3-14.4)

Sweden

78.1 (70.6-85.5)

6.8 (3.5-10.2)

0 (0-0)

2.9 (0.7-5.1)

0 (0-0)

6.8 (0.3-11.0)

2.1 (0.1-4.2)

3.2 (0.9-5.6)

 

After intervention (95% CI)*

Argentina

31.2 (22.6-39.8)

40.1 (26.6-53.6)

8.1 (3.5-12.7)

2.0 (0-4.2)

0.5 (0-1.2)

0.3 (0-1.0)

0.5 (0-1.2)

22.4 (7.2-37.7)

Denmark

83.7 (79.4-87.9)

10.0 (6.2-13.9)

2.0 (0.2-3.9)

3.0 (1.7-4.5)

0.3 (0-0.8)

0 (0-0)

0 (0-0)

1.2 (0.1-2.2)

Lithuania

68.5 (58.5-78.6)

17.6 (8.4-26.8)

2.8 (1.2-4.3)

7.9 (4.0-11.7)

0 (0-0)

0.5 (0-1.4)

0.5 (0-1.4)

2.3 (0-6.1)

Russia

19.4 (8.8-30.1)

55.0 (43.5-66.4)

12.8 (5.2-20.4)

5.7 (0-12.5)

0 (0-0)

0.9 (0-2.1)

4.3 (0.7-7.8)

1.9 (0-4.5)

Spain

31.0 (26.2-35.9)

29.8 (25.0-34.5)

26.4 (22.0-30.7)

4.7 (2.9-6.4)

1.7 (0.7-2.6)

0 (0-0)

2.7 (1.3-4.1)

4.1 (1.1-7.2)

Sweden

75.9 (70.2-81.7)

7.1 (3.7-10.7)

1.2 (0-2.7)

3.8 (1.3-6.3)

0 (0-0)

6.7 (3.4-10.1)

2.5 (0.5-4.6)

2.9 (1.1-4.8)

  1. *: Adjusted for clustering to GPs