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. 2021 Dec;21(4):1651–1661. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v21i4.19

Table 2.

Indications for antibiotics

Diagnosis Frequency Percentage
Abscess 37 18.97%
Appendicitis 18 9.2%
Cellulitis 17 8.71
Tonsillitis 7 3.58%
Septic Wound 6 3.07%
UTI 5 2.56%
Acute Cholecystitis /
Cholangitis
4 2.05
UGIB 2 1.02%
Gangrene 2 1.02%
Sepsis / infection 21 10.7%
LRTI 14 7.17%
Post TB Bronchiectasis 4 2.05%
AGE 4 2.05%
Hypoglycemia 3 1.53%
Meningitis 3 1.53%
DKA secondary to infection 3 1.53%
Asthma / COPD 2 1.02%
Injury 13 6.66%
GSW 8 4.1%
MVA 4 2.05%
Fracture 9 4.6%
Septic arthritis 4 2.05%
PID 3 1.53%
PEP 1 0.51%
Abdominal Distension 1 0.51%
Total 195 100%