Survey of antibiotic administration in 1668 patients
- VernacularTitle:1668例住院患者抗生素使用分析
- Author:
Ying ZOU
;
Peiyuan XIA
;
Ji ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
antibiotic;
frequency;
antibiotic abuse;
bacterial resistance
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2003;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the current status of antibiotic usage in Southwest hospital, so as to improve the rationality in applying antibiotic. Methods A total of 1 668 patients in Southwest hospital during Jan 1 to Dec 30, 2003 were investigated in antibiotic usage and the data were sorted and analyzed. Results Antibiotics were administered in 1 247 cases (74.76%), including only 76 cases (6.09%) based on susceptibility test, 39 cases (3.12%) occurred hospital infection. 297 cases (23.81%) abused antibiotics, among which 131 cases (38.04%) were without definite symptoms or with weak signs, 93 cases (31.31%) used more than two kinds of antibiotics, 24 cases (8.08%) frequently changed antibiotic in the treatment, 27 cases (9.09%) inappropriately prolonged administration and 22 cases (7.40%) improperly combined the same antibiotics. Conclusion Irrational utilization of antibiotics exits in clinical work. Therefore, the rational use of antibiotic based on susceptibility tests should be emphasized.
