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Table 4 Choice of antibiotic (%) in patients with lower 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

4.2 (1.6-6.9)

52.6 (38.6-66.7)

24.5 (13.8-35.2)

9.7 (5.5-14.0)

1.6 (0-3.5)

0 (0-0)

4.6 (1.1-8.2)

10.3 (1.3-19.3)

Denmark

60.0 (55.3-65.7)

13.6 (10.0-17.2)

1.3 (0-2.9)

23.1 (17.6-28.5)

0.8 (0-1.8)

1.0 (0-2.4)

0 (0-0)

0.8 (0-1.6)

Lithuania

6.9 (1.7-12.2)

33.4 (21.9-44.9)

25.4 (17.3-33.5)

19.7 (14.8-24.7)

1.7 (0.3-3.1)

1.8 (0.3-3.5)

10.7 (3.6-17.9)

1.3 (0-2.6)

Russia

4.7 (0.4-9.1)

33.7 (24.1-43.4)

28.0 (17.1-38.9)

13.8 (5.8-21.7)

4.7 (0-9.5)

0.4 (0-1.0)

20.2 (13.1-27.2)

0.8 (0-1.7)

Spain

0.2 (0-0.5)

19.3 (15.8-22.8)

44.9 (40.7-49.1)

13.5 (10.6-16.4)

16.0 (12.9-19.1)

0.4 (0-0.9)

3.6 (2.3-5.0)

2.5 (0.6-4.3)

Sweden

30.1 (19.2-40.9)

14.2 (8.0-20.3)

0 (0-0)

6.2 (1.9-10.4)

0 (0-0)

48.7 (39.1-58.3)

1.8 (0-4.1)

0 (0-0)

 

After intervention (95% CI)*

Argentina

3.3 (0.5-6.2)

35.5 (26.3-44.6)

34.6 (25.4-43.8)

19.4 (9.8-29.0)

2.4 (0-5.3)

0.9 (0-1.8)

4.9 (0.4-9.4)

21.4 (2.0-40.9)

Denmark

70.7 (65.7-75.8)

10.8 (6.7-14.9)

6.2 (3.4-9.0)

11.1 (8.2-14.1)

0 (0-0)

0.2 (0-0.5)

0 (0-0)

0.9 (0-1.8)

Lithuania

38.1 (25.1-51.0)

22.9 (13.8-32.1)

6.1 (0.2-12.0)

22.1 (14.3-29.9)

0 (0-0)

3.0 (0.9-5.2)

5.2 (2.0-8.4)

3.4 (0-7.7)

Russia

10.7 (1.8-19.4)

47.9 (35.0-60.7)

17.9 (8.1-27.8)

6.4 (1.9-10.9)

2.5 (0-5.2)

0 (0-0)

15.8 (6.7-24.9)

0.4 (0-1.3)

Spain

0.5 (0-1.0)

22.5 (18.0-27.0)

42.8 (37.7-48.0)

12.9 (9.7-16.0)

16.1 (12.7-19.4)

0 (0-0)

3.9 (2.0-5.9)

1.8 (0.9-2.8)

Sweden

43.5 (29.8-57.3)

10.6 (3.3-17.9)

0 (0-0)

5.9 (1.5-10.2)

0 (0-0)

37.6 (23.5-51.8)

0 (0-0)

2.3 (0-5.6)

  1. *: Adjusted for clustering to GPs