Table 3 Characteristics of antibiotic treatment prescribed before intervention [n (%)]
Intervention | Non intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete | Partial | Non adherence | Total | ||
N | 199 | 141 | 231 | 571 | 602 |
Type of treatment | |||||
Empirical | 186 (93.5) | 130 (92.2) | 183 (79.2) | 499 (87.4) | 458 (76.1) |
Prolonged Prophylaxis | 13 (6.5) | 10 (7.1) | 45 (19.5) a | 68 (11.9) | 141 (23.4) b |
Microbiologically-based | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.3) | 4 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) |
Antibiotic regimens including | |||||
One compound | 119 (59.8) | 93 (66.0) | 170 (73.6) | 382 (66.9) | 451 (74.9) |
Two or more compounds | 80 (40.2) | 48 (34.0) | 61 (26.4) | 189 (33.1) | 151 (25.1) |
Treatment initiation in Emergency room | 56 (28.1) | 40 (28.4) | 65 (28.1) | 161 (28.2) | 97 (16.1) b |
Treatment evaluation (initial) | 199 | 141 | 231 | 571 | 602 |
Adequate | 70 (35.2) | 22 (15.6) a | 4 (1.7) a,c | 96 (16.8) | 60 (10.0) |
Inadequate | 129 (64.8) | 115 (81.6) a | 222 (96.1) a,c | 466 (81.6) | 531 (88.2) |
Unnecessary | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.8) | 5 (2.2) | 9 (1.6) | 11 (1.8) |
Modification of initial treatment | 129 (64.8) | 52 (36.9) a | 33 (14.3) a,c | 214 (37.5) | 105 (17.4) b |