Table 4 Prevalence of AM OL use by age according to hospital and characteristics of patients
From: Use of antimicrobials in pediatric wards of five Brazilian hospitals
Prevalence of OL use by age | ||
|---|---|---|
Overall | 17.6 | |
Hospitals | CE | 17.4 |
DF | 6.8 | |
RJ | 23.7 | |
RS | 20.4 | |
SE | 16.2 | |
Sex | Female | 17.9 |
Male | 17.3 | |
Age group | 0-27d | 11.1 |
28d-23 m | 28.3 | |
2y-6y | 7.3 | |
6y–11y11m | 6.5 | |
Presence of comorbidities | No | 17 |
Yes | 18.9 | |
History of ICU admission | No | 17.1 |
Yes | 20.7 | |
Length of hospital stay | 2-7d | 12.1 |
8-14d | 13.4 | |
15-30d | 20.8 | |
31 + d | 44.6 | |
Number of AMs used during hospital stay | 1 | 10.7 |
2 | 12.8 | |
3 | 28.4 | |
4+ | 42.1 |