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Table 3 Antibiotic use pattern with respect to route of administration

From: Antibiotic use in surgical units of selected hospitals in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey

 

Route of administration (Number of patients = 382 (%)

 

Oral n = 176 (46.1%)

Parenteral n = 206 (53.9%)

Antibiotic group (n)

p-value = 0.002

 Aminoglycosides (10)

0

10 (100.0)

 Penicillin (28)

10 (35.7)

18 (64.5)

 Cephalosporins (92)

41 (44.6)

51 (55.4)

 Carbapenems (5)

0

5 (100.0)

 β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor (88)

46 (52.3)

42 (47.7)

 Lincosamides (51)

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

 Macrolides (1)

1 (50.0)

1 (50.0)

 Fluoroquinolones (53)

30 (56.6)

23 (43.4)

 Nitroimidazoles (51)

17 (33.3)

34 (66.7)

 Nitrofurantoin (2)

2 (100.0)

0

 Folate inhibitors (1)

1 (100.0)

0

Duration of antibiotic intake / day

 Median (range)

6 (0–89)

4 (1–33)

  [IQR]

[3–9]

[2–7]