Table 2 Summary of visits with a diagnosis of pharyngotonsillitis, per calendar month (2013–2016 combined). All ages

Mean number of weighted visits*

479

502

465

422

419

443

390

374

363

430

431

510

436

Median age, years (IQR)

20 (37–8)

19 (35–7)

18 (35–7)

20 (36–8)

19 (36–8)

20 (36–9)

21 (37–9)

21 (36–11)

19 (34–10)

20 (34–8)

18 (32–7)

19 (35–8)

20 (35–8)

Women, % of visits

(95% CI)

46

(44–48)

46

(43–48)

42

(40–44)

43

(40–45)

41

(39–44)

39

(37–42)

45

(43–48)

44

(42–47)

45

(42–47)

45

(43–47)

43

(41–45)

43

(41–45)

44

(43–44)

RADT used, % of visits (95% CI)

64

(62–66)

65

(63–67)

65

(63–67)

66

(64–68)

65

(63–67)

69

(66–71)

66

(63–68)

64

(61–66)

62

(60–65)

63

(61–66)

66

(63–68)

67

(65–69)

65

(65–66)

Positive RADTs/all RADTs, %

(95% CI)

68

(65–70)

68

(65–70)

68

(65–71)

69

(67–72)

68

(66–71)

66

(63–69)

60

(57–63)

54

(51–57)

56

(53–59)

61

(58–64)

66

(63–68)

68

(65–70)

65

(64–66)

Culture obtained, % of visits

(95% CI)

4.8

(4.0–5.9)

5.5

(4.6–6.6)

5.7

(4.8–6.8)

5.7

(4.7–6.9)

6.1

(5.1–7.4)

6.3

(5.3–7.6)

6.2

(5.1–7.5)

8.8

(7.5–10.3)

8.5

(7.2–10.0)

6.4

(5.4–7.6)

6.6

(5.5–7.9)

4.5

(3.7–5.4)

6.2

(5.8–6.5)