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Table 3 DDDs, DIDs and percentages of DDD of antibiotics according to infection

From: Antibiotic prescriptions in primary health care in a rural population in Crete, Greece

Infection

Antimicrobial agents

% children

% adults

DDD children (%)

DDD adults (%)

DID children

DID adults

Respiratory

Penicillins J01C

37.5%

22%

344 (48.9%)

337.5 (33%)

9.53

9.67

 

Cephalosporins J01DA

29.2%

30%

142 (20.1%)

306 (30%)

3.92

5.27

 

Macrolides, lincozamides J01F

31.9%

48%

204 (29%)

378 (37%)

5.65

6.51

 

Sulphonamides J01E

1.4%

0

14.4 (2%)

0

0.4

0

Urinary

Penicillins J01C

 

8.3%

 

24 (18%)

 

0.41

 

Cephalosporins J01DA

 

25%

 

24 (18%)

 

0.41

 

Quinolones J01M

 

41.7%

 

55 (41.4%)

 

0.95

 

Sulphonamides J01

 

25%

 

30 (22.6%)

 

0.52

Skin-soft tissues

Penicillins J01C

42.8%

6.3%

15.4 (52.4%)

12 (8.3%)

0.58

0.21

 

Cephalosporins J01DA

28.6%

62.5%

6.5 (19.5%)

88 (60%)

0.18

1.52

 

Macrolides, lincozamides J01F

 

12.5%

 

11 (7.5%)

 

0.19

 

Other

28.6%

18.7%

7.5 (25.5%)

35.5 (24.2%)

0.21

1.09

Genital

Other

 

100%

 

25.5 (100%)

 

0.57

Gastrointestinal

Macrolides, lincozamides J01F

50%

 

12 (66.7%)

 

0.33

 
 

Other

50%

 

6 (33.3%)

 

0.17

 

Tooth abscess

Penicillins J01C

80%

75%

30 (83.3%)

72 (90%)

0.83

1.86

 

Cephalosporins J01DA

20%

 

6 (16.7%)

 

0.17

 
 

Macrolides, lincozamides J01F

 

25%

 

8.0 (10%)

 

0.14

Various

Other

100%

 

2.5 (100%)

 

0.07

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