Table 5 Visits and antibiotic prescriptions per diagnosis for in-hours compared to out-of-hours
Diagnoses | In-hours | Out-of-hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection visits | Antibiotic prescriptions | Infection visits | Antibiotic prescriptions | ||||
Per 1000 inhabitants per year (%) | Per 1000 inhabitants per year | Percent of cases | Per 1000 inhabitants per year (%) | Per 1000 inhabitants per year | Percent of cases | Adjusted relative riskb (95% CI) | |
Respiratory tract infections | 215 (56%) | 89 | 42% | 32 (62%) | 17 | 55% | 1.25 (1.24 to 1.26) |
 Acute bronchitis | 23 (6%) | 11 | 47% | 2.2 (4%) | 1.0 | 46% | 0.95 (0.91 to 0.98) |
 Acute otitis media | 23 (6%) | 20 | 85% | 6.7 (13%) | 6.1 | 91% | 1.01 (1.00 to 1.02) |
 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 14 (4%) | 2.4 | 18% | 0.4 (1%) | 0.1 | 34% | 1.02 (0.87 to 1.19) |
 Influenza | 1.9 (0%) | 0.1 | 6% | 0.4 (1%) | 0.0 | 4% | 0.75 (0.51 to 1.11) |
 Pharyngotonsillitis | 28 (7%) | 23 | 80% | 6.8 (13%) | 5.7 | 84% | 1.01 (1.00 to 1.02) |
 Pneumonia | 14 (4%) | 9.1 | 67% | 2.2 (4%) | 1.7 | 76% | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.10) |
 Sinusitis | 17 (5%) | 14 | 83% | 1.8 (4%) | 1.6 | 85% | 1.00 (0.98 to 1.02) |
 Upper respiratory tract infection | 81 (21%) | 8.0 | 10% | 9.6 (19%) | 0.9 | 9% | 0.87 (0.83 to 0.92) |
 Other respiratory tract infection | 12 (3%) | 2.2 | 18% | 1.5 (3%) | 0.4 | 27% | 1.04 (0.95 to 1.14) |
Skin and soft tissue infections | 60 (16%) | 26 | 44% | 6.1 (12%) | 4.1 | 68% | 1.20 (1.18 to 1.23) |
Urinary tract infections | 45 (12%) | 36 | 80% | 7.6 (15%) | 6.4 | 84% | 1.04 (1.04 to 1.05) |
 Lower urinary tract infections | 34 (9%) | 31 | 90% | 6.3 (12%) | 5.7 | 89% | 1.00 (1.00 to 1.01) |
 Other urogenital infections | 10 (3%) | 4.4 | 44% | 1.3 (3%) | 0.7 | 56% | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.13) |
Other infectionsa | 63 (17%) | 3.8 | 6% | 6.1 (12%) | 0.4 | 7% | 0.81 (0.74 to 0.89) |
Total | 382 (100%) | 155 | 41% | 51 (100%) | 28 | 55% | Â |