Table 4.

Antimicrobial prescription practices and patterns among neonates admitted with suspected sepsis at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana, between January 2021 and December 2021.

Parameter	n	(%)
Number (%) of patients prescribed no antibiotic	20	(3.6)
Number (%) of patients prescribed one antibiotic	44	(8.0)
Number (%) of patients prescribed two antibiotics	477	(86.9)
Number (%) of patients prescribed three antibiotics	8	(1.5)
Number (%) of patients who received antimicrobials for empirical therapy	529	(96.4)
Number (%) of antimicrobials prescribed that were consistent with national STGs	1	(0.2)
Number (%) of antimicrobials prescribed that were consistent with facility-based guidelines	502	(94.9)