ArticleJournal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy)2020
Assessment of antimicrobial use and prescribing practices among pediatric inpatients in Zimbabwe.
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- Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial prescribing for children in China: data from point prevalence surveys in 18 tertiary centres in China in 2016-2017.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Management of Children Admitted to Hospitals across Bangladesh with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 and the Implications for the Future: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Assessing antibiotic utilization among pediatric patients in Gaborone, Botswana.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Public Healthcare Facilities in South Africa: A Baseline for Future Direction.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to antibiotic use and resistance among prescribers from public primary healthcare facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe.Wellcome open research · 2021Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from Urinary Specimens: a study of prevalence, risk factors and molecular mechanisms of resistance (ARGUS) in Zimbabwe - a study protocol.Wellcome open research · 2020Article
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Abstract
This study aims to assess antimicrobial consumption in the pediatric department of a tertiary care public hospital in Zimbabwe. Clinical records of pediatric inpatients admitted to Harare Central Hospital over a 3-week period were reviewed prospectively. Antimicrobial consumption was described as days of therapy per 100 inpatient days (DOT/100 PD). Adherence of antimicrobial drug prescriptions to the National Guidelines was also evaluated. A total of 121 (93.1%) children were prescribed at least one antimicrobial out of 130 children admitted. The median age was 14 months (IQR: 3 - 48 months). Overall antimicrobial consumption was 155.4 DOT/100 PD (95% CI 146-165.2). The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials were benzylpenicillin, gentamicin and ceftriaxone. Prescriptions were adherent to national guidelines in 57.7% of children. This study shows that there is high antimicrobial drug usage in hospitalized children in Zimbabwe and a considerable proportion of prescriptions are non-adherent with national guidelines.
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