Antibiotics prescription in the Pediatric Service of Moron General Teaching Hospital
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Antibiótico, Prescripción, cefalosporina.Abstract
Introduction: antibiotics constitute a pillar in the care of pediatric patients who attend hospital institutions.
Objective: to characterize the use of antibiotics in hospitalized patients in the Pediatric Service of the General Teaching Hospital “Cptan. Roberto Rodríguez Fernández” from Morón, in the Ciego de Ávila province.
Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out between January and December 2019 in a total of 1,237 pediatric patients who met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted from individual medical records. Ethical principles for human research were met.
Results: in less than a quarter (22,73 %) of the patients, antimicrobial therapy was applied supported by previous microbiological results. Ceftriaxone was the most widely used antibiotic (41,23 %); Cefotaxime (16,57 %) and trifamox (12,21 %) followed in order.
Conclusions: third generation cephalosporins were the most widely used antibiotics. Microbiological studies prior to drug administration were lowDownloads
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