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Table 5 Type of antibiotics prescribed for upper respiratory tract infection and acute tonsillitis

From: Antibiotic prescribing in public and private practice: a cross-sectional study in primary care clinics in Malaysia

 

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)

  1. URTI upper respiratory tract infection