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Table 5 Consultations and antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 patient years (PY) for RTIs in 2008, 2010 and 2013, for different age groups

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

 

2008

2010

2013

Age-Group (years)

Consultations per 1000 PY

Antibiotic prescription per 1000 PY

Consultations per 1000 PY

Antibiotic prescription per 1000 PY

Consultations per 1000 PY

Antibiotic prescription per 1000 PY

0–6

712

297

703

254

467

136

7–18

247

109

251

91

171

62

19–64

204

84

200

67

181

47

65-

206

68

228

57

280

48

Total

251

102

254

84

229

56