TABLE 2

Summary Statistics for the Monthly Number of Orders and Seasonally Adjusted ITS Analyses of the Proportion of Prescriptions With 10-Day Duration of Therapy Ordered, by Care Setting and Selected Antibiotics, During January 2012 to January 2015 (Preintervention) and February 2015 to December 2018 (Postintervention)

Setting and AgentMedian Monthly No. Orders (IQR)ITS Estimate, % (95% CI) of 10-d Duration Proportion
PreinterventionPostinterventionInterceptPreintervention SlopeIntervention Level ChangePostintervention Slope Change
Setting       
 ED and clinic 535 (456 to 661) 599 (481 to 715) 79.3 (76.5 to 82.0)* −0.3 (−0.5 to −0.2)* −5.1 (−8.3 to −2.0)* 0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)* 
 ED only 386 (326 to 475) 384 (335 to 504) 84.9 (80.3 to 89.5)* −0.4 (−0.6 to −0.2)* −5.4 (−10.2 to −0.5)* 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4) 
 Clinic only 148 (118 to 163) 200 (167 to 235) 54.6 (52.3 to 56.9)* 0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)* −9.3 (−12.5 to −6.2)* −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1) 
Agent       
 Amoxicillin 318 (219 to 405) 337 (236 to 471) 91.4 (88.8 to 94.0)* −0.2 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −3.4 (−6.7 to −0.2)* 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2) 
 Cefdinir 87 (75 to 103) 74 (62 to 83) 75.3 (72.0 to 78.7)* −0.3 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −4.9 (−9.3 to −0.6)* 0.2 (−0.0 to 0.4) 
 Cephalexin 52 (46 to 56) 68 (58 to 77) 48.5 (45.3 to 51.8)* −0.3 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −9.9 (−14.3 to −5.4)* 0.1 (−0.0 to 0.3) 
 Clindamycin 71 (60 to 76) 61 (51 to 69) 67.9 (63.2 to 72.5)* −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1)* −20.8 (−26.9 to −14.7)* 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.3) 
 Fluoroquinolone 15 (12 to 18) 25 (22 to 30) — — — — 
 Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 17 (15 to 19) 18 (15 to 20) — — — — 
Setting and AgentMedian Monthly No. Orders (IQR)ITS Estimate, % (95% CI) of 10-d Duration Proportion
PreinterventionPostinterventionInterceptPreintervention SlopeIntervention Level ChangePostintervention Slope Change
Setting       
 ED and clinic 535 (456 to 661) 599 (481 to 715) 79.3 (76.5 to 82.0)* −0.3 (−0.5 to −0.2)* −5.1 (−8.3 to −2.0)* 0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)* 
 ED only 386 (326 to 475) 384 (335 to 504) 84.9 (80.3 to 89.5)* −0.4 (−0.6 to −0.2)* −5.4 (−10.2 to −0.5)* 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4) 
 Clinic only 148 (118 to 163) 200 (167 to 235) 54.6 (52.3 to 56.9)* 0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)* −9.3 (−12.5 to −6.2)* −0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1) 
Agent       
 Amoxicillin 318 (219 to 405) 337 (236 to 471) 91.4 (88.8 to 94.0)* −0.2 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −3.4 (−6.7 to −0.2)* 0.0 (−0.1 to 0.2) 
 Cefdinir 87 (75 to 103) 74 (62 to 83) 75.3 (72.0 to 78.7)* −0.3 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −4.9 (−9.3 to −0.6)* 0.2 (−0.0 to 0.4) 
 Cephalexin 52 (46 to 56) 68 (58 to 77) 48.5 (45.3 to 51.8)* −0.3 (−0.4 to −0.1)* −9.9 (−14.3 to −5.4)* 0.1 (−0.0 to 0.3) 
 Clindamycin 71 (60 to 76) 61 (51 to 69) 67.9 (63.2 to 72.5)* −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1)* −20.8 (−26.9 to −14.7)* 0.1 (−0.2 to 0.3) 
 Fluoroquinolone 15 (12 to 18) 25 (22 to 30) — — — — 
 Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 17 (15 to 19) 18 (15 to 20) — — — — 

IQR, interquartile range; —, not applicable.

*

P < .05.

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