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Table 1 Characteristics of residents and episodes of antibiotic use

From: Probiotics use for antibiotic-associated diarrhea: a pragmatic participatory evaluation in nursing homes

Characteristic

Value

All

No probiotics

Probiotics

Number of residents

N

93

49

71

Age

Year (mean (SD))

84 (10,0)

83 (10,7)

85 (9,6)

Male

N (%)

36 (30%)

14 (29%)

22 (31%)

Female

N (%)

82 (70%)

35 (71%)

48 (69%)

Number of antibiotic episodes of residents

N

167

83

84

Type of antibiotic used

 amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

N (%)

83 (50%)

44 (53%)

39 (46%)

 ciprofloxacin

N (%)

84 (50%)

39 (47%)

45 (54%)

Indication antibiotic prescription)

 urinary tract infection

N (%)

99 (59%)

45 (54%)

54 (64%)

 respiratory tract infection

N (%)

51 (31%)

24 (29%)

27 (32%)

 other

N (%)

17 (10%)

14 (17%)

3 (4%)

Duration antibiotics

Days (mean (SD))

8,2 (2,8)

8,4 (3,0)

8,0 (2,6)

Duration probiotics

Days (mean (SD))

  

14,7 (3,9)