STUDY OF PRESCRIBING PATTERN AND USE OF ANTIBIOTIC IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WOUND INFECTION
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Pharamceutical and Clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: The main objective of the study is to estimate the demographic details of patients with various wound infection and to observe the variousorganism causing infections and also to analyze the prescribing pattern of antibiotic used in wound infection.Methods: This is a prospective observational study to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in the Department of Surgery. The study wasconducted for 4 months (April 2016-July 2016), the information was collected from the case sheets, and the data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel.Results: In this study, males were higher than females consisting of 64.5% of the total sample size. In wound infection, diabetic foot ulcer wasfound to be a major problem. It can be observed that antibiotics were prescribed for all of the patients with cefotaxime being prescribed the most asmonotherapy. Cefotaxime+metronidazole were commonly prescribed as dual therapy. Multivitamins, antiulcerants were other major drugs providedin the supportive care. With reference to the culture sensitivity test, the major organism isolated was Staphylococcus aureus.Conclusion: An important consideration is needed in prescribing antibiotic therapy. The utilization of culture sensitivity studies are limited andmost antibiotic selection is empirical, so proper evaluation and monitoring is needed by the health-care professionals to select the appropriate one topromote the rational use of antibiotics.Keywords: Diabetic foot ulcer, Wound sepsis, Burns, Surgical site infection, Antibiotics.Â
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Nikhil Peter
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- DOI 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i2.15256
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