Table 1 Characteristics of nursing home antibiotic prescriptions by infection type and location
|  | Overall (n = 735) | NH (n = 640) | ED (n = 34) | Clinic (n = 61) | P-Value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | Â | |
Mean Age, (SD) | 84.8 ± 9.9 | 85.2 ± 9.9 | 83.5 ± 10.4 | 81.1 ± 9.8 | 0.006†| ||||
Female | 523 | 71.2 | 459 | 71.7 | 25 | 73.5 | 39 | 63.9 | 0.491 |
Lower Respiratory Tract | 195 | 26.5 | 181 | 28.3 | 7 | 20.6 | 7 | 11.5 | 0.013†|
Skin and Soft Tissue | 175 | 23.8 | 135 | 21.1 | 12 | 35.3 | 28 | 45.9 | < 0.001‡ |
Urinary Tract | 365 | 49.7 | 324 | 50.6 | 15 | 44.1 | 26 | 42.6 | 0.394 |
Sepsis Criteria Met | 109 | 14.8 | 99 | 15.5 | 5 | 14.7 | 5 | 8.2 | 0.327 |