Table 4.
Antibiotics prescribed for patients admitted to selected wards of DTCSH in 2021, Debre Tabor, Northwest Ethiopia.
| Antibiotics | Involved wards, n (%) | Total, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics | Medical | ||
| Ceftriaxone | 342 (51.7) | 368 (47.0) | 710 (49.2) |
| Azithromycin | 10 (1.5) | 171 (21.8) | 181 (12.5) |
| Metronidazole | 61 (9.2) | 74 (9.5) | 135 (9.3) |
| Vancomycin | 35 (5.3) | 72 (9.2) | 107 (7.4) |
| Gentamycin | 46 (7.0) | 3 (0.4) | 49 (3.4) |
| Ampicillin | 43 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (3.0) |
| Doxycycline | 5 (0.8) | 36 (4.6) | 41 (2.8) |
| Crystalline penicillin | 37 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (2.6) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 17 (2.6) | 18 (2.3) | 35 (2.4) |
| Amoxicillin | 27 (4.1) | 6 (0.8) | 33 (2.3) |
| Cloxacillin | 24 (3.6) | 6 (0.8) | 30 (2.1) |
| Ceftazidime | 4 (0.6) | 16 (2.0) | 20 (1.4) |
| Cotrimoxazole | 10 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.7) |
| Clindamycin | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) |
| Norfloxacin | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.3) |
| Clarithromycin | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.4) | 3 (0.2) |
| Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.14) |
| Total | 661 (45.8) | 783 (54.2) | 1444 (100) |
| Combination of antibiotics | |||
| Ceftriaxone + azithromycin | 11 (7.1) | 133 (48.7) | 144 (33.6) |
| Ceftriaxone + metronidazole | 40 (25.6) | 34 (12.5) | 74 (17.2) |
| Ampicillin + gentamycin | 38 (24.4) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (8.9) |
| Ceftriaxone + doxycycline | 5 (3.2) | 32 (11.7) | 37 (8.6) |
| Ceftriaxone + vancomycin | 17 (10.9) | 18 (6.6) | 35 (8.2) |
| Ceftriaxone + metronidazole + gentamycin | 7 (4.5) | 14 (5.1) | 21 (4.9) |
| Ceftriaxone + cloxacillin | 19 (12.2) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (4.4) |
| Ceftriaxone + vancomycin + azithromycin | 0 (0.0) | 18 (6.6) | 18 (4.2) |
| Ceftriaxone + vancomycin + ciprofloxacin | 5 (3.2) | 8 (2.9) | 13 (3.0) |
| Vancomycin + ceftazidime | 4 (2.6) | 6 (2.2) | 10 (2.3) |
| Amoxicillin + metronidazole | 5 (3.2) | 3 (1.1) | 8 (1.9) |
| Metronidazole + clarithromycin | 5 (3.2) | 3 (1.1) | 8 (1.9) |
| Ceftriaxone + doxycycline | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.5) | 4 (0.9) |