Table 2. Antibiotic prescriptions in respiratory tract infection episodes, showing rates for pregnant and non-pregnant patients, and proportion of non-penicillin V prescriptions for the same groups
n (%)aORcRR (95% CI)
Patients with a pregnancy in study period (n = 18 890)
Antibiotic prescriptionControl5116 (34.2)Ref
Pregnant1015 (25.9)0.660.74 (0.68 to 0.81)
Non-penicillin V prescriptionsControl2285 (44.7)Ref
Pregnant364 (35.9)0.530.67 (0.59 to 0.77)
  • aOR = adjusted odds ratio. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. cRR = calculated relative risk. Ref = reference.