Table 2 AWaRe classification of antimicrobial prescription in a subset of studies included in the analysis (19 studies)
Study | Country | Two most commonly diagnosed infections (from most to least) | No. of antimicrobials prescribed | Access-group antimicrobials N (%) | Watch-group antimicrobials N (%) | Reserve-group antimicrobials N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo, et al. [31] | Malaysia | Acute pharyngitis, acute bronchitis | 120 | 76 (63.3%) | 44 (36.7%) | 0 |
Bianco, et al. [17] | Italy | Pharyngotonsillitis, common cold | 177 | 1001 (57%) | 76 (43%) | 0 |
Giuseppe, et al. [11] | Italy | Acute pharyngitis, influenzas | 216 | 162 (75%) | 54 (25%) | 0 |
Alekaw, et al. [34] | Ethiopia | Pneumonia, acute bronchitis | 248 | 89 (35.7%) | 159 (64.3%) | 0 |
Bel Haj Ali, et al. [19] | Tunisia | Acute bronchitis, tonsillitis | 6426 | 3746 (58.3%) | 2679 (41.7%) | 0 |
Kumari Indira, et al. [35] | India | Common cold, pharyngitis | 6183 | 3091 (50%) | 3091 (50%) | 0 |
Shaheen, et al. [37] | Saudi Arabia | Common cold, bronchitis | 515 | 314 (61%) | 201 (39%) | 0 |
Fu, et al. [39] | China | Acute bronchitis, common cold | 4752 | 1711 (36%) | 3041 (64%) | 0 |
Ababneh, et al. [41] | Jordan | Influenzas, tonsillitis | 4570 | 3702 (81%) | 868 (19%) | 0 |
Nguyen, et al. [42] | Vietnam | Acute pharyngitis, acute bronchitis | 129,317 | 119 360 (92.3%) | 7243 (5.6%) | 3620 (2.8%) |
Suttajit, et al. [44] | Thailand | Bronchitis, pharyngitis, | 2838 | 2270 (80%) | 568 (20%) | 0 |
Sánchez Choez, et al. [48] | Ecuador | Common cold, acute tonsillitis | 523 | 446 (85%) | 78 (15%) | 0 |
Moon, et al. [27] | Sierra Leone | Bronchiolitis pneumonia | 777 | 591 (76%) | 186 (24%) | 0 |
Chang, et al. [26] | China | – | 68,527 | 39,746 (58%) | 28,781 (42%) | 0 |
Alkhaldi, et al. [18] | Jordan | – | 20,133 | 10,620 (52.75%) | 9513 (47.25%) | 0 |
Dekker, et al. [49] | Netherlands | Chronic sinusitis, pneumonia | 1035 | 797 (77%) | 238 (23%) | 0 |
Gačina, et al. [50] | Croatia | – | 709 | 530 (74.8%) | 179 (25.2%) | 0 |
Lakkis, et al. [51] | Lebanon | Acute pharyngitis acute bronchitis | 328 | 197 (60%) | 131 (40%) | 0 |
Vergidis, et al. [54] | USA | Acute bronchitis, pneumonia | 352 | 292 (83%) | 60 (17%) | 0 |