Table 5 Type of antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory tract infection and acute tonsillitis
URTI | Acute tonsillitis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public | Private | Overall | Public | Private | Overall | |
Antibiotic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Penicillins | 129 (43.9) | 794 (30.7) | 923 (32.1) | 47 (48.2) | 53 (20.1) | 99 (27.7) |
Amoxicillin | 102 (34.8) | 658 (25.4) | 760 (26.4) | 41 (42.2) | 43 (16.3) | 83 (23.3) |
Other penicillins | 27 (9.1) | 136 (5.3) | 163 (5.7) | 5 (5.6) | 10 (3.8) | 16 (4.4) |
Cephalosporins | 6 (2.0) | 744 (28.8) | 750 (26.0) | 3 (2.6) | 54 (20.6) | 57 (15.8) |
Cephalexin | 6 (2.0) | 454 (17.6) | 460 (16.0) | 2 (1.9) | 24 (8.5) | 26 (6.8) |
Other cephalosporins | - | 277 (10.7) | 277 (9.6) | 1 (0.7) | 30 (11.6) | 31 (8.7) |
Macrolides | 158 (54.1) | 452 (17.5) | 611 (21.2) | 47 (49.2) | 48 (18.2) | 95 (26.6) |
Erythromycin | 158 (54.1) | 253 (9.8) | 412 (14.3) | 47 (49.2) | 19 (7.3) | 67 (18.6) |
Other macrolides | - | 199 (7.7) | 199 (6.9) | - | 29 (10.5) | 28 (7.7) |
Penicillin, combinations | - | 311 (12.0) | 311 (10.8) | - | 90 (34.4) | 90 (25.1) |
Quinolones | - | 170 (6.6) | 170 (5.9) | - | 12 (4.4) | 12 (3.2) |
Other antibiotics | - | 115 (4.4) | 115 (4.0) | - | 5 (1.9) | 5 (1.4) |
Total | 293 (100) | 2587 (100) | 2880 (100) | 97 (100) | 262 (100) | 359 (100) |