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Table 2 Consultations and antibiotic prescribing according to type of infection per 1000 person years (PY), years 2008, 2010 and 2013

From: Reduction in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary care- a retrospective study of electronic patient records

 

2008

2010

2013

 

Consultations per 1000 PY

Share of all infection consultations (%)

Antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 PY

Consultations per 1000 PY

Share of all infection consultations (%)

Antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 PY

Consultations per 1000 PY

Share of all infection consultations (%)

Antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 PY

Respiratory tract, incl AOMa

251

54,9

102

254

57,5

84

227

55,8

56

Skin and soft tissue

49

10,8

31

53

12,0

29

64

15,7

30

Urinary tract

45

9,9

36

50

11,2

38

48

11,9

36

Other infectionsb

36

7,9

3

36

8,1

3

33

8,2

2

No infectious diagnosisc

76

16,6

74

49

11,2

48

34

8,3

32

All

457

100

245

441

100

201

406

100

157

  1. aDiagnostic group excluding diagnoses in chapter 1 of ICD-code system
  2. bDiverticulitis, STI, gynaecological- and viral infections
  3. cPrescriptions with non-infectious diagnosis or no diagnosis registered