Table 2 Number of prescription per calendar year for children < 3 years of age and the proportion of each antimicrobial class
Calendar year | Incidence of prescriptions per 100 person-years (n) | First line penicillins (%) | Second line penicillins (%) | First generation macrolides (%) | Second generation macrolides (%) | Cephalosporins (%) | Other (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 204 (25649) | 41.41 | 37.92 | 1.48 | 6.55 | 5.37 | 7.26 |
2006 | 205 (26396) | 40.34 | 39.57 | 1.27 | 6.22 | 5.36 | 7.24 |
2007 | 192 (25179) | 44.97 | 36.80 | 1.60 | 6.39 | 5.16 | 5.08 |
2008 | 178 (24046) | 46.74 | 35.22 | 0.20 | 6.37 | 5.91 | 5.57 |
2009 | 159 (22406) | 46.41 | 37.16 | 0.05 | 5.51 | 6.33 | 4.55 |
2010 | 167 (24007) | 43.71 | 38.55 | 0.02 | 5.54 | 7.02 | 5.17 |
2011 | 164 (23866) | 44.70 | 37.92 | 0.03 | 5.91 | 7.47 | 3.98 |
2012 | 160 (22703) | 43.45 | 39.01 | 0.01 | 6.92 | 7.77 | 2.83 |
2013 | 152 (21113) | 32.10 | 48.08 | 0.02 | 6.56 | 10.03 | 3.20 |
2014 | 152 (20325) | 18.48 | 55.46 | 0.01 | 6.60 | 14.53 | 4.92 |
2015 | 150 (19873) | 18.49 | 53.91 | 0.06 | 7.25 | 14.95 | 5.34 |
2016 | 160 (20543) | 35.28 | 41.68 | 0.04 | 5.52 | 12.91 | 4.57 |