Using antibiotics in treatment at Pediatric department of Bach Mai hospital
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Antibiotic
- MeSH:
Therapeutics;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
child
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;458(8):20-23
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
329 medical records of patients in Bach Mai Hospital were examined. The results showed that there were 229 patients using antibiotics in treatment. The antibiotics were used most in treatment of pulmonary infections, then treatment diseases of skin, muscles, bones, joints, kidney, and urinary tract, genital diseases. The 1st generation cephalosporines were most common, then penicillin, chloramphenicol, and 3rd generation cephalosporines were. Nearly 2/3 of patients have used antibiotics within 5-10 days. 1/5 of patients have used antibiotics <5 days and only 8.3% of patients used more than 2 weeks. The use of antibiotics in Pediatric Department is reasonable, choosing antibiotics according to WHO's guideline so that the rate of recovery was high, the cost of treatment was low, there 's not severe complication due to using antibiotics in treatment.
