Table 3 Prevalence of antibiotic use on neonatal wards
Hospital | Survey round | Total Neonates | Neonates on antibiotics n (%) | Reason for antibiotic use out of all neonates on Antibiotics n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community onset infection | Hospital acquired infection | Medical/surgical prophylaxis | Unclear indication | ||||
Hospital 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 (100) | 1 (3.0) | 13 (39.4) | 19 (57.6) | 0 |
| Â | 2 | 26 | 26 (100) | 0 | 0 | 26 (100) | 0 |
| Â | 3 | 18 | 18 (100) | 0 | 0 | 18 (100) | 0 |
Total | Â | 77 | 77 (100) | 1 (1.3) | 13 (16.9) | 63 (81.8) | 0 |
Hospital 2 | 1 | 30 | 24 (80.0) | 1 (4.2) | 11 (45.8) | 0 | 12 (50) |
| Â | 2 | 27 | 24 (88.9) | 1 (4.2) | 9 (37.5) | 0 | 14 (58.3) |
| Â | 3 | 28 | 28 (100) | 1 (3.6) | 10 (35.7) | 0 | 17 (60.7) |
Total | Â | 85 | 76 (89.4) | 3 (4) | 30 (39.5) | 0 | 43 (56.5) |