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Antibiotic Overuse in Tx of Acute Diarrhea
Adv Med; ePub 2018 May 2; Tulu, et al
High overuse of antibiotics for both adults and children aged <5 years is common, according to a recent study. The institution-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1 to April 20, 2016 with data collected retrospectively from patients treated for diarrheal diseases from January 2015 to December 2015. Researchers found:
- 303 patients were included (51.2% male, 48.8% female; 62.0% children aged <5 years).
- 263 (86.8%) patients received 8 different types of antibiotics, with cotrimoxazole most often prescribed.
- Based on the presence of blood in stools, 14.5% of cases were invasive bacterial type.
- The rate of overuse of antibiotics was 72.3%, based on World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.
Tulu S, Tadesse T, Alemayehu Gube A. Assessment of antibiotic utilization pattern in treatment of acute diarrhea diseases in Bishoftu General Hospital, Oromia Ethiopia. [Published online ahead of print May 2, 2018]. Adv Med. doi:10.1155/2018/2376825.
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