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Table 3 Description of antibiotics prescribed during hospital stay and at discharge (N = 4721)
| Vaginal Delivery | Cesarean Section | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Total DDD | DDD/100 bed days | N (%) | Total DDD | DDD/100 bed days | ||
| During hospital stay | |||||||
| ATC | Name | ||||||
| Total | 1496 (100) | 1510 | 101 | 3225 (100) | 4109 | 127 | |
| J01CA | Penicillins with extended spectrum | 226 (1) | 140 | 62 | 46 (1) | 35 | 77 |
| J01CR | Combinations of penicillins, incl beta-lactamase inhibitors | 109 (7) | 144 | 132 | 272 (8) | 440 | 162 |
| J01DB | 1st generation cephalosporins | 35 (2) | 14 | 41 | 44 (1) | 23 | 51 |
| J01DC | 2nd generation cephalosporins | 82 (5) | 91 | 111 | 116 (4) | 135 | 116 |
| J01DD | 3rd generation cephalosporins | 525 (35) | 628 | 120 | 988 (31) | 1460 | 148 |
| J01DH | Carbapenems | 4 (0.27) | 2 | 50 | 3 (0.09) | 3 | 100 |
| J01EE | Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, incl derivatives | 1 (0.07) | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.12) | 0.5 | 13 |
| J01FA | Macrolides | 8 (0.53) | 15 | 188 | 10 (0.31) | 33 | 333 |
| J01GB | Other aminoglycosides | 31 (2.) | 18 | 59 | 233 (7) | 199 | 86 |
| J01MA | Fluoroquinolones | 173 (12) | 214 | 124 | 430 (13) | 709 | 165 |
| J01RA | Combinations of antibacterials | 297 (20) | 240 | 81 | 983 (30) | 1013 | 103 |
| J01XD | Imidazole derivatives | 5 (0.33) | 3 | 60 | 96 (3) | 58 | 60 |
| At discharge | |||||||
| Total | 425 (100) | 151 | 952 (100) | 153 | |||
| J01CA | Penicillins with extended spectrum | 61 (14) | 16 | ||||
| J01CR | Combinations of penicillins, incl beta-lactamase inhibitors | 18 (4) | 4 | 82 (9) | 14 | ||
| J01DB | 1st generation cephalosporins | 25 (6) | 3 | 35 (4) | 2 | ||
| J01DC | 2nd generation cephalosporins | 66 (16) | 32 | 82 (9) | 12 | ||
| J01DD | 3rd generation cephalosporins | 42 (10) | 16 | 104 (11) | 26 | ||
| J01EE | Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, incl derivatives | 2 (0.47) | 0.1 | 46 (5) | 0.5 | ||
| J01FA | Macrolides | 5 (1) | 2 | ||||
| J01MA | Fluoroquinolones | 177 (42) | 75 | 561 (59) | 96 | ||
| J01RA | Combinations of antibacterials | 29 (7) | 3.2 | 42 (4) | 2 | ||
