Table 3 Frequencies of used antibiotics
From: Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in three hospitals in North-Eastern Tanzania
KCMC Number of prescriptions n (% of total) | Mawenzi Number of prescriptions n (% of total) | St. Joseph Number of prescriptions n (% of total) | Total Number of prescriptions n (% of total) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceftriaxone | 54 (35.8) | 11 (11.2) | 29 (35.8) | 94 (28.5) |
Chloramphenicol | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) |
Ciprofloxacin | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.5) | 4 (1.2) |
Clindamycin | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 5 (7.0) | 6 (6.1) | 2 (2.5) | 13 (3.9) |
Doxycycline | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.0) | 3 (3.7) | 5 (1.5) |
Fluconazole | 6 (7.7) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.5) | 10 (3.0) |
Gentamicin | 8 (8.4) | 7 (7.1) | 7 (8.6) | 22 (6.6) |
Macrolides | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 4 (1.2) |
Meropenem | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) |
Metronidazole | 35 (23.2) | 23 (23.5) | 21 (26.3) | 79 (23.9) |
Penicillins | 32 (21.2) | 43 (43.9) | 14 (17.3) | 89 (26.9) |
Amoxicillin | 11 (7.0) | 5 (5.1) | 2 (2.5) | 18 (5.5) |
Amoxicillin - flucloxacillin | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
Amoxicillin – clavulanic acid | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.9) |
Ampicillin | 2 (1.4) | 20 (20.4) | 1 (1.2) | 23 (7.0) |
Ampicillin - cloxacillin | 5 (3.3) | 12 (12.2) | 11 (13.6) | 28 (8.5) |
Cloxacillin | 6 (4.0) | 5 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (3.3) |
Benzylpenicillin | 4 (2.6) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.5) |
Total | 151 | 98 | 81 | 330 |