Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE
Background: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are associated with significant impairment of the daily life and a major cause for absenteeism from work. Aim: The study determined antimicrobial prescription pattern in patients with acute tonsillitis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional...
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| author | LISHA J. JOHN MEENU CHERIAN JAYADEVAN SREEDHARAN TAMBI CHERIAN |
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| description | Background: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are associated with significant impairment of the daily life and a major cause for absenteeism from work. Aim: The study determined antimicrobial prescription pattern in patients with acute tonsillitis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among all the patients attending the ENT department with acute tonsillitis. Data were retrieved from the medical records using a proforma. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS.19. Results: Total of 238 patients included (Males 138; females 100). About 96% of total drugs were prescribed by generic name. Median number of drugs prescribed was four (range 1-7). Eighty eight percent of prescriptions contained antimicrobials, (78.5%) analgesics and (57.9%) antipyretics. Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid (24.8%) and Ceftriaxone (12.2%) were the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials. Parenteral route was preferred in 41.6%. About 23.7% of the patients on Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid had received the drug as intravenous injection. Culture and sensitivity tests were carried out in 106 (44.5%) of the cases. Antimicrobials were changed / added after the culture and sensitivity test in 25 patients. Conclusion: Study findings highlighted rational practices in drug prescribing. Therapeutic guidelines based on current sensitivity pattern optimize the use of antimicrobial agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52c839bd55934387add894f0d6b0b0b22022-12-22T03:23:00ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-26902014-03-0186145145710.1590/0001-3765201420120036S0001-37652014000100451Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAELISHA J. JOHNMEENU CHERIANJAYADEVAN SREEDHARANTAMBI CHERIANBackground: Diseases of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) are associated with significant impairment of the daily life and a major cause for absenteeism from work. Aim: The study determined antimicrobial prescription pattern in patients with acute tonsillitis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among all the patients attending the ENT department with acute tonsillitis. Data were retrieved from the medical records using a proforma. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS.19. Results: Total of 238 patients included (Males 138; females 100). About 96% of total drugs were prescribed by generic name. Median number of drugs prescribed was four (range 1-7). Eighty eight percent of prescriptions contained antimicrobials, (78.5%) analgesics and (57.9%) antipyretics. Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid (24.8%) and Ceftriaxone (12.2%) were the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials. Parenteral route was preferred in 41.6%. About 23.7% of the patients on Amoxicillin / Clavulanic acid had received the drug as intravenous injection. Culture and sensitivity tests were carried out in 106 (44.5%) of the cases. Antimicrobials were changed / added after the culture and sensitivity test in 25 patients. Conclusion: Study findings highlighted rational practices in drug prescribing. Therapeutic guidelines based on current sensitivity pattern optimize the use of antimicrobial agents.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000100451&lng=en&tlng=enutilização de drogasutilização antimicrobianaamidalite agudaparenteral |
| spellingShingle | LISHA J. JOHN MEENU CHERIAN JAYADEVAN SREEDHARAN TAMBI CHERIAN Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências utilização de drogas utilização antimicrobiana amidalite aguda parenteral |
| title | Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE |
| title_full | Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE |
| title_fullStr | Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE |
| title_short | Patterns of Antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis: A cross-sectional Hospital-based study from UAE |
| title_sort | patterns of antimicrobial therapy in acute tonsillitis a cross sectional hospital based study from uae |
| topic | utilização de drogas utilização antimicrobiana amidalite aguda parenteral |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000100451&lng=en&tlng=en |
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