Characteristics | ADEs | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 293 (23.5) | 423 (33.9) | 1.0 | – | – |
Female | 193 (15.5) | 340 (27.2) | 0.047 | 0.018─0.121 | < 0.001 |
Age | |||||
Children (≤18 years) | 184 (14.7) | 200 (16.0) | 1.0 | – | – |
Adults (> 18 years) | 302 (24.2) | 563 (45.1) | 0.041 | 0.013─0.130 | < 0.001 |
Co-morbidities | |||||
Diabetes | 210 (16.8) | 316 (25.3) | 1.0 | – | – |
Asthma | 169 (13.5) | 255 (20.4) | 0.808 | 0.598─1.093 | 0.167 |
Tuberculosis | 37 (3.0) | 100 (8.0) | 0.304 | 0.186─0.497 | < 0.001 |
Cystic fibrosis | 70 (5.6) | 92 (7.4) | 0.527 | 0.334─0.829 | 0.006 |
Reasons of prescribing antibiotics | |||||
Urinary tract infections | 198 (15.9) | 264 (21.1) | 1.0 | – | – |
Acute respiratory tract infections | 157 (12.6) | 205 (16.4) | 0.004 | 0.001─0.019 | < 0.001 |
Soft tissue infections | 131 (10.5) | 156 (12.5) | 0.049 | 0.018─0.133 | < 0.001 |
Skin infections | 0 (0.0) | 138 (11.0) | 0.000 | 0.000─0.000 | 0.994 |
Number of antibiotics prescribed per prescription | |||||
1 | 101 (8.1) | 128 (10.2) | 1.0 | – | – |
2 | 153 (12.2) | 450 (36.0) | 0.455 | 0.319─0.650 | < 0.001 |
3 | 232 (18.6) | 185 (14.8) | 1.529 | 1.063─2.198 | 0.022 |
LOS | |||||
Short (< 5 days) | 103 (30.7) | 610 (48.8) | 1.0 | – | – |
Long (≥5 days) | 383 (8.2) | 153 (12.2) | 14.825 | 11.198─19.627 | < 0.001 |