Table 3 Mean average DDD use 1 of all broad-spectrum antibiotics and corresponding limits of agreement 2 (DDD use range) for different registration intervals (all wards combined).
Interval | Defined daily doses (DDDs) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics | Mean use | Use range (- %; + %) | Mean difference |
1 week | |||
All | 152.8 | 144.1 - 167.5 (9.6; 9.6) | 0.007 |
Parenteral | 92.8 | 85.0 - 100.6 (8.4; 8.4) | -0.003 |
Oral | 60.0 | 23.9 - 96.2 (60.2; 60.4) | 0.079 |
2 weeks | |||
All | 305.6 | 287.1 - 324.1 (6.1; 6.1) | 0.014 |
Parenteral | 185.6 | 175.5 - 195.7 (5.5; 5.4) | -0.006 |
Oral | 120.0 | 74.9 - 165.4 (37.6; 37.8) | 0.158 |
3 weeks 3 | |||
All | 466.0 | 442.8 - 489.2 (5.0; 5.0) | 0.031 |
Parenteral | 288.7 | 274.5 - 294.9 (3.5; 3.6) | 0.050 |
Oral | 181.3 | 120.7 - 241.7 (33.4; 33.3) | -0.102 |
4 weeks 3 | |||
All | 621.3 | 600.6 - 642.1 (3.3; 3.3) | 0.042 |
Parenteral | 379.6 | 367.6 - 391.8 (3.2; 3.2) | 0.067 |
Oral | 241.7 | 191.6 - 291.5 (20.7; 20.6) | -0.136 |