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Table 2 Inappropriate antibiotic use stratified by location of antibiotic initiation and infection type (n = 735)

From: Comparing appropriateness of antibiotics for nursing home residents by setting of prescription initiation: a cross-sectional analysis

 

Overall

NH

ED

Clinic

P-Value*

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Inappropriate use across all Infection Types

359

48.8

304

47.5

16

47.1

39

63.9

0.048

 Inappropriate for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

99

50.7

94

51.9

2

28.6

3

42.9

0.437

 Inappropriate for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

47

26.9

29

21.5

3

25.0

15

53.6

0.002

 Inappropriate for Urinary Tract Infections

213

58.4

181

55.9

11

73.3

21

80.8

0.023

  1. *p-value tests for independence between covariate and location of antibiotic initiation
  2. NH Nursing Home, ED Emergency Department