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Table 4 Pattern of prescribed antimicrobials among pregnant women from the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia (n = 688)

From: Patterns of infections and antimicrobial drugs’ prescribing among pregnant women in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Group

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Prescribed medication

B-lactams

307

44.6

 

Azoles

208

30.2

 

Macrolides

53

7.7

 

Quinolones

46

6.7

 

Other antibiotics

45

6.5

 

Aminoglycosides

11

1.6

 

Antivirals

6

0.9

 

Other anti-fungals

6

0.9

 

Antimalarials

5

0.7

 

Tetracyclines

1

0.1