Table 3 Physicians' self-reported preferred antibiotic for therapy empiric treatment.
Primary care pediatricians n (%) | Hospital pediatricians n (%) | Pediatric residents n (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceftriaxone i.m./i.v. | 8 (2.7) | 7 (2.8) | 1 (0.7) | 16 (2.3) |
Amoxicillin ± clavulanic acid | 267 (89.0) | 218 (86.9) | 124 (89.2) | 609 (88.3) |
Macrolide | 5 (1.7) | 5 (2.0) | 2 (1.4) | 12 (1.7) |
Per os cephalosporin | 8 (2.7) | 10 (4.0) | 7 (5.0) | 25 (3.6) |
Other | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 2 (0.3) |
No answer | 11 (3.7) | 10 (4.0) | 5 (3.6) | 26 (3.8) |