Table 1.
Antibiotics prescribed by classes.
| Antibacterial Name | DDD/1000 PD | Type of Pathogen Treated: Gram | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Wards | Total Hospital | ||||
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Cephalosporins (including combinations with inhibitors) | 311.61 | 65.02 | 1183.89 | 54.30 | − and + |
| Fluoroquinolones | 36.31 | 7.57 | 239.7 | 10.99 | − and + |
| Aminoglycosides | 27.79 | 5.79 | 167.0 | 7.65 | − and + |
| Penicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitor | 65.81 | 13.73 | 234.6 | 10.76 | − and + |
| Carbapenems | 6.22 | 1.29 | 119.1 | 5.46 | − |
| Polymyxins (Colistin) | 0.49 | 0.10 | 55.7 | 2.55 | − |
| Lincosamide (Clindamycin) | 24.34 | 5.07 | 64.2 | 2.94 | + |
| Glycol-peptides | 1.24 | 0.25 | 49.3 | 2.26 | + |
| Tigecycline | 0.20 | 0.04 | 26.1 | 1.19 | + |
| Linezolid | 0.40 | 0.08 | 19.7 | 0.90 | + |
| Macrolides | 1.84 | 0.38 | 11.9 | 0.54 | + |
| Tetracycline (Doxycycline) | 0.25 | 0.05 | 4.1 | 0.18 | − |
| Metronidazole | 2.68 | 0.55 | 4.89 | 0.22 | − and + |