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Table 5 Distribution of diagnoses for which top three classes of broad-spectrum antibiotics were prescribed in the pediatric emergency department at GPHC (N = 260)

From: Antibiotic prescribing patterns in the pediatric emergency department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: a retrospective chart review

Diagnosis

B-lactam

Sulfonamides

Cephalosporins

(N = 185)

(N = 47)

(N = 28)

Injuries

33

2

3

Pneumonia

21

0

6

Skin, joint, bone infection

21

3

2

Diarrheal disease

6a

21

2

Tonsillitis

19

3a

1

Ear infection

7

0

2

Urinary tract infection

3

7

1

Appendicitis

0

0

2

Viral illness

35a

5a

1a

Asthma

20a

1a

2a

Unspecified

18

2

1

Other

0

3

5

  1. aThere is no clinical evidence to support the use of this antimicrobial to treat the specified diagnosis