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Table 2 Infections treated with antibiotics according to patients’ age

From: Assessment of antibiotic prescribing in Latvian general practitioners

Age group

<5

5-14

15-64

> = 65

Total

Diagnosis

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

N(%)

Pharyngitis

103 (39,0)

112 (41,9)

280 (28,4)

16 (8,2)

511 (29,8)

Acute bronchitis

112 (42,4)

65 (24,3)

216 (21,9)

40 (20,4)

433 (25,3)

Rhinosinusitis

27 (10,2)

33 (12,4)

107 (10,9)

7 (3,6)

174 (10,2)

Pneumonia

9 (3,4)

17 (6,4)

83 (8,4)

25 (12,8)

134 (7,8)

Uncomplicated UTI

4 (1,5)

6 (2,2)

79 (8,0)

31 (15,9)

120 (7,0)

Complicated UTI

2 (0,8)

5 (1,9)

40 (4,1)

24 (12,3)

71 (4,1)

Skin and soft tissues infection

2 (0,8)

8 (3,0)

47 (4,8)

13 (6,7)

70 (4,1)

Chronic bronchitis

1 (0,4)

0

36 (3,7)

20 (10,3)

57 (3,3)

Other

4 (1,5)

21 (7,9)

97 (9,8)

19 (9,7)

142 (8,2)

Total

264 (100)

267 (100)

986 (100)

196 (100)

1713 (100)