Table 3.

Antibiotics prescribed among hospitalized patients disaggregated based on ward specialty

Antibiotic	Pediatric medical	Neonatal	Medical	Surgical	OBG	Pediatric surgical	Total
Metronidazole	8 (13.6)	0 (0.0)	33 (28.9)	25 (29.4)	12 (13.5)	21 (36.8)	99 (30.5)
Ciprofloxacin	3 (5.1)	0 (0.0)	21 (18.4)	18 (21.2)	7 (7.9)	6 (10.5)	55 (17.1)
Ceftriaxone	17 (28.8)	2 (4.4)	18 (15.8)	12 (14.1)	4 (4.5)	1 (1.8)	54 (16.8)
Amoxicillin-clavulanate	0 (0.0)	1 (2.2)	14 (12.3)	13 (15.3)	11 (12.4)	1 (1.8)	40 (12.5)
Gentamicin	10 (16.9)	18 (40.0)	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	7 (12.3)	38 (11.8)
Tinidazole	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.8)	3 (3.5)	23 (25.8)	0 (0.0)	28 (8.7)
Cefixime	2 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	18 (20.2)	0 (0.0)	22 (6.9)
Amoxicillin	3 (5.1)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	12 (21.1)	18 (5.6)
Cefuroxime	3 (5.1)	3 (6.7)	1 (0.9)	3 (3.5)	3 (3.4)	4 (7.0)	17 (5.3)
Clindamycin	0 (0.0)	1 (2.2)	4 (3.5)	7 (8.2)	1 (1.1)	1 (1.8)	14 (4.4)
Ampicillin-cloxacillin	4 (6.8)	4 (8.9)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.2)	2 (2.2)	0 (0.0)	11 (3.4)
Ceftazidime	0 (0.0)	7 (15.6)	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	9 (2.8)
Crystalline penicillin	4 (6.8)	2 (4.4)	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.8)	8 (2.5)
Ampicillin-sulbactam	0 (0.0)	7 (15.6)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	7 (2.2)
Azithromycin	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	5 (4.4)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	6 (1.9)
Levofloxacin	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.8)	2 (2.4)	0 (0.0)	2 (3.5)	6 (1.9)
Cotrimoxazole	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.8)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	0 (0.0)	4 (1.2)
Doxycycline	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (4.5)	0 (0.0)	4 (1.2)
Chloramphenicol	2 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	3 (0.9)
Erythromycin	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.1)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.6)
Ampicillin-floxacillin	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Secnidazole	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.9)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)
Meropenem	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.8)	1 (0.3)
Nitrofurantoin	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (1.2)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.3)

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