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Frequency of use of inappropriate routine antibiotics.
| Drug | Cases receiving oral antibiotics | Cases receiving parenteral antibiotics | Total | ||
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||
| Benzylpenicillin | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| Amoxycillin* | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Cloxacillin | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Ampicillin * | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Metronidazole | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Gentamicin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Clindamycin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chloramphenicol* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Penicillin V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Erythromycin* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 50 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 107 |
*Drugs considered as broad spectrum antibiotics
