Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized in the Pediatrics I ward

Sex

Male

199

63.2

Female

116

36.8

Age

[1–2 years]

162

51.4

[28 days–12 months]

74

23.5

[3–5 years]

41

13.0

[6–10 years

38

12.1

Age in months

(mean ± SD) = 30.44 ± 26.07

Weight (kg)

 < 10

154

48.9

10–18.9

136

43.2

 ≥ 19

25

7.9

Number of prescribed antibiotics

1

187

60.9

2

90

29.3

 ≥ 3

30

9.7

Length of hospitalization (days)

Short [average = 2.85, range 0–4]

194

61.6

Long [average = 8.99, range 5–39]

121

38.4

Duration of antibiotic therapy (days)

0–5

382

82.3

6–8

40

8.6

9–14

22

4.7

 ≥ 15

20

4.3

Outcome

Discharge

301

95.6

Abandonment

8

2.5

Death

6

1.9