Quality of antibiotic prescribing for pediatric community-acquired Pneumonia in outpatient care

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Rate of antibiotic use for pediatric CAP by category of prescribing quality

Prescribing Category	Rate of Prescribing per 1000 Population					Rate Ratios¹ (95% CI)
Prescribing Category	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Rate Ratios¹ (95% CI)
Guideline Adherent²	249	287	329	385	418	1.68 (1.57–1.80)
Effective but Unnecessary³	194	199	217	240	275	1.42 (1.31–1.54)
Under Treatment⁴	124	117	111	124	111	0.89 (0.80–1.00)
Not Recommended⁵	596	605	538	472	396	0.66 (0.63–0.70)

1 rate ratios compare prescribing in 2018 against 2014; 2 guideline adherent: concordant to first-line agent, dose and duration; 3 effective but unnecessary: concordant to first-line agent with dose and/or duration discordant; 4 under treatment: concordant to first-line agent with dose and/or duration discordant; 5 not recommended: discordant to first-line agent

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