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Table 1 Mean duration of antibiotic treatment in days according to sex and age groups in 2015

From: Decreasing trends, and geographical variation in outpatient antibiotic use: a population-based study in Central Denmark

 

Overall

Females

Males

ATC codes

Antibiotic group

15–39

40–64

65–84

+ 85

Overall

15–39

40–64

65–84

+ 85

Overall

15–39

40–64

65–84

+ 85

Overall

J01, G01AF01, P01AB01, J04A

Overall

9.4

11.1

12.8

14.3

11.5

9.1

10.7

12.5

14.5

11.1

9.9

11.7

13.2

14.0

12.0

J01AA

Tetracyclines

31.0

31.5

32.1

47.9

31.5

29.4

31.1

32.2

41.5

30.4

34.5

31.9

32.0

68.8

33.0

J01CA

Penicillins with extended spectrum

10.6

12.1

13.1

13.3

12.2

10.3

11.7

12.8

13.3

11.8

13.1

13.5

13.6

13.3

13.5

J01 CE

Beta-lactamase sensitive penicillins

9.6

9.8

10.2

10.3

9.9

9.6

9.7

10.1

10.4

9.8

9.7

10.0

10.3

10.3

10.0

J01CF

Beta-lactamase resistant penicillins

11.1

12.1

13.4

13.6

12.2

11.0

11.6

12.8

13.8

11.9

11.2

12.5

13.8

13.2

12.5

J01CR

Combinations of penicillins, incl. Beta-lactamase inhibitors

17.1

17.0

15.7

15.3

16.2

17.5

17.0

15.5

15.4

16.2

16.6

17.0

15.9

15.2

16.2

J01E

Trimethoprim and sulphonamides

3.7

7.9

13.1

16.9

11.6

3.4

6.6

12.4

16.9

10.6

11.7

14.3

14.5

17.0

15.0

J01F

Macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins

7.0

9.9

10.6

9.9

9.1

7.1

9.9

10.6

9.8

9.1

6.9

10.0

10.6

10.1

9.0

J01MA

Fluoroquinolones

30.1

14.3

12.0

9.9

14.3

27.3

12.6

13.1

7.4

14.0

34.0

16.3

11.3

13.0

14.5

G01AF01, J01XD01, P01AB01

Metronidazol

4.9

5.5

6.0

6.2

5.4

4.8

5.4

5.8

6.1

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.3

5.9

Other J01 codes

Other antibacterials

18.2

18.0

18.3

19.6

18.5

16.4

16.8

17.5

19.5

17.7

27.2

21.9

20.0

20.0

20.7