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Table 1 Appropriateness of antibiotic therapy

From: Antibiotic prescribing practices in public and private-sector intensive care units in South Africa

Intervention

Sector

Number

Percentage

Preculture sampling

Private

27/62

43*

 

Public

73/120

61

Modification of antibiotics

Private

49/61

80

 

Public

18/27

67

Duration of treatment

Private

25/134

19*

 

Public

26/49

53

  1. *P < 0.05.
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