| Characteristic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Setting no (%)†|  | State location no (%)‡ |  | Emergency department type no (%)§ |  | |||
Variable | Urban | Rural | OR (95% CI) | Eastern | Western | OR (95% CI) | Academic | Non academic | OR (95% CI) |
Received requests for antibiotics | 38 (73) | 26 (59) | 1.9 (0.8–4.4) | 33 (70) | 31 (63) | 1.4 (0.6–3.2) | 21 (68) | 41 (66) | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) |
Prescribed antibiotics for anthrax | 10 (20) | 6 (14) | 1.5 (0.5–4.7) | 6 (13) | 10 (21) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) | 7 (23) | 9 (15) | 1.8 (0.6–5.4) |
Requested testing for anthrax | 18 (35) | 11 (24) | 1.6 (0.7–4.0) | 15 (32) | 14 (28) | 1.2 (0.5–2.9) | 8 (26) | 21 (33) | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) |