STUDY OF PRESCRIBING PATTERN AND USE OF ANTIBIOTIC IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WOUND INFECTION
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i2.15256Abstract
Objective: The main objective of the study is to estimate the demographic details of patients with various wound infection and to observe the various
organism causing infections and also to analyze the prescribing pattern of antibiotic used in wound infection.
Methods: This is a prospective observational study to evaluate the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in the Department of Surgery. The study was
conducted for 4 months (April 2016-July 2016), the information was collected from the case sheets, and the data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel.
Results: In this study, males were higher than females consisting of 64.5% of the total sample size. In wound infection, diabetic foot ulcer was
found to be a major problem. It can be observed that antibiotics were prescribed for all of the patients with cefotaxime being prescribed the most as
monotherapy. Cefotaxime+metronidazole were commonly prescribed as dual therapy. Multivitamins, antiulcerants were other major drugs provided
in the supportive care. With reference to the culture sensitivity test, the major organism isolated was Staphylococcus aureus.
Conclusion: An important consideration is needed in prescribing antibiotic therapy. The utilization of culture sensitivity studies are limited and
most antibiotic selection is empirical, so proper evaluation and monitoring is needed by the health-care professionals to select the appropriate one to
promote the rational use of antibiotics.
Keywords: Diabetic foot ulcer, Wound sepsis, Burns, Surgical site infection, Antibiotics.
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