Table 2 Antimicrobial prescriptions in 2016 and 2018 for cases with aURTD^a, FLUTD^b and abscesses

n = 227

n = 244

n = 333

n = 324

n = 216

n = 224

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

Antimicrobial treatment

Yes^d

77.1 [71.1–82.4]

67.6 [61.4–73.5]

60.1 [54.6–65.4]

48.8 [43.2–54.4]

95.8 [92.2–98.1]

91.5 [87.1–94.8]

n = 175

n = 165

n = 200

n = 158

n = 207

n = 205

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

% [CI]^c

40.0 [32.7–47.7]

49.1 [41.2–57.0]

60.5 [53.4–67.3]

69.6 [61.8–76.7]

63.8 [56.8–70.3]

63.4 [56.4–70.0]

28.0 [21.5–35.3]

23.6 [17.4–30.9]

25.5 [19.6–32.1]

13.9 [8.9–20.3]

25.1 [19.4–31.6]

20.5 [15.2–26.7]

23.4 [17.4–30.4]

29.1 [22.3–36.7]

11.5 [7.4–16.8]

20.9 [14.8–28.1]

24.2 [18.5–30.6]

32.2 [25.9–39.1]

4.0 [1.6–8.1]

8.5 [4.7–13.8]

12.5 [8.3–17.9]

15.8 [10.5–22.5]

2.4 [0.8–5.5]

3.4 [1.4–6.9]

16.0 [10.9–22.3]

20.6 [14.7–27.6]

0.5 [0.0–2.8]

0.0 [0.0–2.3]

0.0 [0.0–1.8]

0.5 [0.0–2.7]

0.6 [0.0–3.1]

0.0 [0.0–2.2]

3.0 [1.1–6.4]

1.3 [0.2–4.5]

5.8 [3.0–9.9]

9.3 [5.7–14.1]

4.0 [1.6–8.1]

3.6 [1.3–7.7]

0.5 [0.0–2.8]

0.0 [0.0–2.3]

2.4 [0.8–5.5]

3.9 [1.7–7.5]

HPCIAs^f

Yes^d

33.7 [26.8–41.2]

33.9 [26.8–41.7]

38.0 [31.2–45.1]

29.7 [22.7–37.5]

27.5 [21.6–34.2]

23.9 [18.2–30.3]

Serial/combination therapy

Yes^d

14.3 [9.5–20.4]

30.3 [23.4–37.9]

13.0 [8.7–18.5]

19.6 [13.7–26.7]

23.2 [17.6–29.5]

31.7 [25.4–38.6]

Treatment duration (days)^g

n = 140

n = 127

n = 178

n = 134

n = 153

n = 164

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

12 (4–37)

10 (1–21)

13 (1–56)^h

9.5 (1–42)^h

9 (1–28)

9 (2–28)