From: Use of antimicrobials in pediatric wards of five Brazilian hospitals
CE | DF | RJ | RS | SE | Overall | ||
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Sex (%) | Female | 117 (47.4) | 58 (39.7) | 82 (48.5) | 117 (41.2) | 83 (48.0) | 457 (44.8) |
Male | 130 (52.6) | 88 (60.3) | 87 (51.5) | 167 (58.8) | 90 (52.0) | 562 (55.1) | |
MD | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |
Age group (%) | 0-27d | 3 (1.2) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.2) | 9 (3.2) | 1 (0.6) | 18 (1.8) |
28d-23 m | 133 (53.8) | 69 (46.9) | 76 (45.0) | 135 (47.5) | 89 (51.4) | 502 (49.2) | |
2y-6y | 71 (28.7) | 54 (36.7) | 61 (36.1) | 80 (28.2) | 49 (28.3) | 315 (30.9) | |
6y-11y11m | 40 (16.2) | 21 (14.3) | 30 (17.8) | 60 (21.1) | 34 (19.7) | 185 (18.1) | |
Presence of comorbidities (%) | Yes | 40 (16.2) | 47 (32.0) | 99 (58.6) | 52 (18.3) | 41 (23.7) | 279 (27.4) |
No | 207 (83.8) | 100 (68.0) | 70 (41.4) | 232 (81.7) | 132 (76.3) | 741 (72.6) | |
History of ICU admission (%) | Yes | 29 (11.7) | 17 (11.6) | 21 (12.4) | 1 (0.4) | 53 (30.6) | 121 (11.9) |
No | 218 (88.3) | 130 (88.4) | 148 (87.6) | 283 (99.6) | 120 (69.4) | 899 (88.1) | |
Length of hospital stay (%) | 2-7d | 69 (27.9) | 93 (63.3) | 55 (32.5) | 95 (33.5) | 45 (26.0) | 357 (35.0) |
8-14d | 96 (38.9) | 37 (25.2) | 56 (33.1) | 91 (32.0) | 70 (40.5) | 350 (34.3) | |
15-30d | 53 (21.5) | 14 (9.5) | 35 (20.7) | 65 (22.9) | 45 (26.0) | 212 (20.8) | |
31 + d | 29 (11.7) | 3 (2.0) | 23 (13.6) | 33 (11.6) | 13 (7.5) | 101 (9.9) | |
Primary diagnoses (%) | Pneumonia: 87 (35.8) | Pneumonia: 60 (40.8) | Pneumonia: 56 (33.3) | Pneumonia: 37 (13.0%) | Pneumonia: 60 (34.7%) | Pneumonia: 300 (29,6%) | |
Digestive system disorders: 20 (8.2) | Skin infections: 18 (12.2) | Skin infections: 23 (13.7) | Other endocrine disorders: 28 (9.9) | Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis: 15 (8.7) | Skin infections: 91 (9.0) | ||
Skin infections: 20 (8.2) | Digestive system disorders: 11 (7.5) | Other bacterial diseases: 9 (5.4) | Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis: 21 (7.4) | Digestive system disorders: 12 (6.9) |