Table 2 Characteristics of prescribed antibiotic courses
Antibiotic characteristics | |
|---|---|
Total number of antibiotic courses | 98 |
Prescribed antibiotics | |
IV | 7 (7%) |
Oral | 85 (87%) |
IV + Oral | 6 (6%) |
Antibiotic classes | |
Cephalosporin | 27 (22%) |
Penicillin | 21 (17%) |
Aminoglycoside | 7 (5%) |
Fluoroquinolone | 5 (4%) |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 59 (47%) |
Macrolide | 2 (2%) |
Vancomycin | 2 (2%) |
Carbapenem | 1 (1%) |