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Table 2 Distribution of diagnoses related to the use of antimicrobials, by hospital ward, 2018

From: Use of monitoring indicators in hospital management of antimicrobials

Diagnostic (%)

Wards

SUR

MED

PNE/INF

PED

ICU

p-value

Surgical prophylactic

80.8a(bce)

0b

0c

35.8d(bc)

34.7e

0.000*

Respiratory infection

4.2a(cd)

22.8b

39.1c

35.8d

20.8e

0.010*

Sepsis

0a

19.3b

19.6c

6.7d

32.7e(a)

0.023*

Skin/soft tissue infection

2.5

17.5

16.3

6.7

1.0

0.074

Urinary infection

2.5

17.5

14.1

4.2

4.0

0.957

Abdominal infection

7.5a

19.3b(d)

1.1c

0.8d

6.9e

0.047*

Others

2.5

3.5

9.8

10.0

0

0.154

  1. SUR Surgical Clinic, MED Medical Clinic, PNE/INF Pneumology/Infectology, PED Pediatrics, ICU Intensive Care Unit.
  2. Others—Surgical Site Infection, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Febrile Neutropenia, Bacterial Endocarditis.
  3. a,b,c,d,eStatistical differences per line (Bonferroni *p < 0.05)
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