Table 1– Antibiotic prescription in lower respiratory tract infections in the different groups of general practitioners
20082009Total
PIGFIGSubtotalControl groupPIGFIGSubtotal
Acute bronchitis254/532 (47.7)801/1285 (62.3)1055/1817 (58.1)240/338 (71.0)173/424 (40.8)316/1045 (30.2)729/1807 (40.3)1784/3624 (49.2)
Acute exacerbations of CB/COPD176/217 (81.1)371/451 (82.3)547/668 (81.9)119/143 (83.2)129/162 (79.6)241/332 (72.6)489/637 (76.8)1036/1305 (79.4)
Pneumonia89/97 (91.8)116/132 (87.9)205/229 (89.6)40/40 (100.0)70/76 (92.1)96/111 (86.5)206/227 (90.7)411/456 (90.1)
Total510/846 (61.3)1288/1868 (69.0)1798/2714 (66.2)399/521 (76.6)372/662 (56.2)653/1488 (43.9)1424/2617 (53.3)3222/5385 (59.8)
  • Data are presented as n/N (%). PIG: partial-intervention group; FIG: full-intervention group; CB: chronic bronchitis; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.