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Table 2 Patients on antimicrobials divided by ward types from 2015 to 2020

From: Effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on antimicrobial prevalence and prescribing in a tertiary hospital in Singapore

Year

2015

2017

2018

2019

2020

P

Overall

558/1018 (55%)

519/1150 (45%)

592/1173 (50%)

589/1214 (49%)

558/1182 (47%)

0.02

Medical ward

331/596 (56%)

335/780 (43%)

404/852 (47%)

395/860 (46%)

372/789 (47%)

0.08

Surgical ward

168/341 (49%)

133/281 (47%)

139/244 (57%)

151/285 (53%)

76/130 (58%)

0.03

Intensive care ward

32/44 (73%)

30/51 (59%)

23/41 (56%)

26/32 (81%)

34/44 (75%)

0.18

Haematology and oncology ward

27/37 (73%)

21/38 (55%)

26/36 (72%)

17/37 (46%)

23/35 (66%)

0.34

Infectious disease ward

53/184 (29%)

  1. P = test for trends in proportions