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Table 3 Top 7 antibiotic groups used by the registered Pen-A and non-Pen-A patients during follow-up

From: The impact of penicillin allergy labels on antibiotic and health care use in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

 

Registered Pen-A patients (n = 1254)

Non-Pen-A patients (n = 3756)

1

Macrolides: N = 850 (25.2%)

Beta-lactam, penicillins: N = 1733 (33.9%)

2

Tetracyclins: N = 677 (20.1%)

Other antibacterials: N = 1087 (21.2%)

3

Other antibacterials: N = 602 (17.8%)

Tetracyclins: N = 973 (19.0%)

4

Beta-lactam, penicillins: N = 509 (15.1%)

Quinolones N = 511 (10.0%)

5

Sulfanomides and trimethoprim: N = 397 (11.8%)

Sulfanomides and trimethoprim: N = 379 (7.4%)

6

Quinolones N = 325 (9.6%)

Macrolides: N = 379 (7.4%)

7

Beta-lactam, others: N = 16 (0.5%)

Beta-lactam, others: N = 55 (1.1%)

  1. Multiple prescriptions of the same antibiotic during hospitalization were counted only once
  2. Other antibacterial: ATC class J01X (Glycopeptide, Polymyxin, Imidazol derivates, nitrofuran derivates ect.)
  3. Pen-A penicillin allergy label