Table 4 Proportion of prescribed antibiotics (ATC level 5) by anatomic site
From: Antibiotic use in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: a point prevalence survey
Drug name (generic) | Anatomic sites | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | CNS | OTH | UT | GIT | SSTBJ | GUOB | RESP | Undefined | |
| Â | n, % | Â | n, % | n, % | n, % | n, % | n, % | n, % | |
Metronidazole | 107 | 10 (9.3) | – | – | 15 (14.0) | 6 (5.6) | 62 (57.9) | 10 (9.3) | 4 (3.7) |
Amoxicillin- clavulanic acid | 82 | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | – | 2 (2.4) | 8 (9.8) | 57 (69.5) | 10 (12.2) | 3 (3.7) |
Ceftriaxone | 74 | 16 (21.6) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.4) | 9 (12.2) | 4 (5.4) | 8 (10.8) | 24 (32.4) | 10 (13.5) |
Cefuroxime | 61 | 1 (1.6) | – | 4 (6.6) | 5 (8.2) | 27 (44.8) | 9 (14.8) | 11 (18.0) | 4 (6.6) |
Cloxacillin | 52 | 13 (25.0) | 1 (1.9) | – | 2 (3.9) | 13 (25.0) | – | – | 23 (44.2) |
Clindamycin | 49 | 1 (2.0) | – | – | 1 (2.0) | 36 (73.5) | 2 (4.1) | 5 (10.2) | 4 (8.2) |
Gentamicin | 46 | 3 (6.5) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | 3 (6.5) | 6 (13.0) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (10.9) | 25 (54.4) |
Ciprofloxacin | 39 | 1 (2.6) | – | 5 (12.8) | 9 (23.1) | 13 (33.3) | 6 (15.4) | 2 (5.1) | 3 (7.7) |
Azithromycin | 21 | 1 (4.8) | – | – | – | – | 1 (4.8) | 18 (85.7) | 1 (4.8) |
Co-trimoxazole | 14 | 2 (14.3) | – | – | – | – | – | 11 (78.6) | 1 (7.1) |
Meropenem | 12 | – | – | 4 (33.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) |
Amikacin | 8 | 1 (12.5) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 (87.5) |
Ampicillin | 10 | – | – | – | 2 (20.0) | – | – | 3 (30.0) | 5 (50.0) |
Crystal penicillin | 7 | – | 1 (14.3) | – | 1 (14.3) | – | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) |
Cefotaxime | 6 | 2 (33.3) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (66.7) |
Levofloxacin | 5 | – | – | 1 (25.0) | – | 2 (40.0) | – | – | 2 (40.0) |
Erythromycin | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | – | – |
Clarithromycin | 3 | – | – | – | 3 (100) | – | – | – | – |
Nitrofuratoin | 2 | – | – | 1 (50.0) | – | 1 (50.0) | – | – | – |
Ceftazidine | 2 | – | – | 1 (50.0) | – | – | – | 1 (50.0) | – |
Amoxicillin | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – | – |
Cefixime | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – |
Doxycycline | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – |
Cefpodoxime | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – |
Nalidixic acid | 1 | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – | – | – |
Vancomycin | 1 | 1 (100) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 611 | 52 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 119 | 154 | 104 | 101 |