Table 4. Appropriateness of antibiotic use based on the five quality indicators of antibiotic use among hospitalized patients with systemic bacterial infection in the internal medicine ward of TASH in 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Quality indicators for appropriate antibiotic usage | Appropriate (Frequency(Percentage)) | |
|---|---|---|
| Wards | ICU | |
| Empiric therapy is according to the guidelines | 226 of 281 = 80.4% | 37 of 41 = 90.2 |
| Empiric therapy correctly changed according to culture susceptibility result reported within 72 h |
2 of 2 susceptibility reports = 100% | - |
| Empiric therapy discontinued within 5 antibiotic days due to lack of culture reports | 0 of 3 culture negative reports | - |
| Dose and dosing interval adapted to renal function | 8 of 21 with GFR < 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 = 38.1% |
1 of 6 = 16.7% |
| Intravenous to oral changes made within 5 antibiotic days | 15 of 218 patients who had switches within≤5 antibiotic days = 6.9% |
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