“Sensitivity Pattern of commonly used Antibiotics in Children with Enteric Fever: A study in Dhaka Shishu(children) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. ”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
This cross sectionalstudy was carried out in the Dept. of Paediatrics, in Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital during the period from January 2013 to December 2013. The aim of our study was to identify the culture sensitivity pattern of commonly used antibiotics among Children with enteric fever in a tertiary care hospital. We selected 98 culture positive cases of enteric fever aged between 2 years and 12 years admitted in the above mentioned hospital were enrolled in this study. Majority (62.2%) of the patients belonged to 5-9 years of age. Males were dominating the study 61.22%. Around half (48.9%) of the patients came from Middle class background. Blood C/S for salmonella typhi and paratyphi were 70(71.44%) and 28(28.57%) respectively. Antibiotic sensitivity of S. typhi among patients showed that Ceftriaxone were 100% sensitive followed by Cefixime 80.2%, Chloramphenicol 78.57%, , Ciprofloxacin65.20%,Azithromycin 60%,Ofloxacin 55%, Amoxicillin 54.6%, , Cotrimoxazole 40.3%, Nalidixic acid 20.4% . Antibiotic sensitivity of S. Paratyphiamong patients showed that Ceftriaxone were also 100% sensitivity followed by Cefixime 98%, Chloramphenicol 88%, Amoxicillin &Ofloxacin 80%, Cotrimoxazole 76%, Ciprofloxacin 72%, Azithromycin 66%, Nalidixic acid 17%.. Almost half (51.3%) of the patients received antibiotic during pre-admission period whereas 41.2% of the culture positive patients received pre admission antibiotics. we can conclude that knowledge of antibiotic sensitivity may have fruitful effect in successful treatment of typhoid fever in children. Irrational uses of antibiotic can hinder such sensitivity pattern.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Md. Atiqul Islam, Dr. Jasmin Ahmed, Dr. Nurun Nahar, Dr. Tanzila Farhana
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