Table 3.
Antibiotic prescribing across specialty wards
| Antibiotics | Total wards, N (%) | AMW, n (%) | SW, n (%) | CW, n (%) | Ortho, n (%) | NNW/NICU, n (%) | Gyn, n (%) | ANW, n (%) | PNW, n (%) | MHW, n (%) | Ad ICU, n (%) | Burn, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amikacin | 1 (0.2) | 1 (1.9) | ||||||||||
| Gentamicin | 59 (10.5) | 5 (4.6) | 8 (6.2) | 10 (16.7) | 5 (9.6) | 22 (28.6) | 3 (7.9) | 4 (6.0) | 2 (10.5) | |||
| Amoxicillin | 7 (1.2) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (5.3) | 1 (1.5) | ||||||
| Amoxicillin/ clavulanate | 30 (5.3) | 14 (13.0) | 3 (2.3) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (1.3) | 3 (7.9) | 4 (6.0) | 2 (10.5) | ||||
| Ampicillin | 10 (1.8) | 8 (10.4) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (1.5) | ||||||||
| Ampicillin/ cloxacillin | 6 (1.1) | 3 (2.3) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (3.0) | ||||||||
| Penicillin | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.3) | |||||||||
| Cefuroxime | 104 (18.4) | 6 (5.6) | 27 (20.9) | 22 (36.7) | 17 (32.7) | 8 (10.4) | 3 (7.9) | 2 (40.0) | 16 (23.9) | 3 (15.8) | ||
| Cefixime | 7 (1.2) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (3.0) | 1 (5.3) | |||||||
| Cefixime/ clavulanate | 1 (0.2) | 1 (2.6) | ||||||||||
| Cefotaxime | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (20.0) | |||||||||
| Ceftriaxone | 77 (13.7) | 19 (17.6) | 15 (11.6) | 9 (15.0) | 1 (1.9) | 14 (18.2) | 7 (18.4) | 8 (11.9) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (15.8) | ||
| Ceftriaxone/ sulbactam | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.6) | |||||||||
| Ceftazidime | 12 (2.1) | 2 (1.9) | 4 (3.1) | 2 (3.3) | 3 (3.9) | 1 (5.3) | ||||||
| Cefpodoxime | 5 (0.9) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (25.0) | |||||||
| Cefepime | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.9) | ||||||||||
| Azithromycin | 7 (1.2) | 5 (4.6) | 1(1.7) | 1 (1.9) | ||||||||
| Erythromycin | 3 (0.5) | 2 (1.9) | 1 (0.8) | |||||||||
| Clarithromycin | 3 (0.5) | 2 (1.9) | 1 (2.6) | |||||||||
| Ciprofloxacin | 60 (10.6) | 13 (12.0) | 15 (11.6) | 3 (5.0) | 10 (19.2) | 10 (13.0) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (10.5) | |
| Levofloxacin | 4 (0.7) | 2 (1.9) | 2 (1.6) | |||||||||
| Clindamycin | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.9) | |||||||||
| Imipenem | 1 (0.2) | 1 (5.3) | ||||||||||
| Meropenem | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (1.3) | ||||||||
| Metronidazole | 142 (25.2) | 30 (27.8) | 40 (31.0) | 5 (8.3) | 15 (28.8) | 4 (5.2) | 13 (34.2) | 2 (40.0) | 26 (38.8) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 3 (15.8) |
| Nitrofurantoin | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.5) | |||||||||
| Doxycycline | 1 (0.2) | 1 (5.3) | ||||||||||
| Trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.9) | ||||||||||
| Vancomycin | 8 (1.4) | 1 (0.93) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (6.5) | |||||||
| Total | 564 | 108 (19.1) | 129 (22.9) | 60 (10.6) | 52 (9.2) | 77 (13.7) | 38 (6.7) | 5 (0.9) | 67 (11.9) | 4 (0.7) | 5 (0.9) | 19 (3.4) |
Ad ICU – adult intensive care unit; AMW – adult medical ward; ANW – antenatal ward; Burns – burns ward; CW – children ward; Gyn – gynaecology ward; MHW – mental health ward; NICU – neonatal intensive care unit; NNW – neonatal ward; Ortho – orthopaedic ward; PNW – postnatal ward; SW – surgical ward.