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Table 1 Antimicrobials prescribed by clinical specialties

From: 'Careful goodbye at the door': is there role for antimicrobial stewardship interventions for antimicrobial therapy prescribed on hospital discharge?

Clinical Specialities

Restricted antimicrobial

Unrestricted antimicrobial

Percent(%) use of restricted agents

Respiratory

2

32

6

General medicine

8

105

7.4

Geriatrics

1

16

6

Surgery a

4

60

6.6

Cardiology

4

9

44

Urology

0

8

0

Total

19

230

 
  1. aincludes general, colorectal and orthopaedic