Antibiotic consumption study in two hospitals in Asmara from 2014 to 2018 using WHO's defined daily dose (DDD) methodology.

ABSTRACT: This study compares the antibiotic consumption rates over a period of five years in two hospitals in Eritrea, Orotta National Referral and Teaching Hospital (ONRTH) and Hazhaz Zonal Referral Hospital (HZRH). Antibiotic consumption is an important parameter in the study of antibiotic use. However, no published data on consumption rates exist for these two hospitals, thus the aim of the study is to measure and compare a five year antibiotic consumption trends of the two hospitals' medical wards using Defined Daily Dose per 100 bed-days (DDD/100-BD). Antibiotics dispensed from January 2014 to December 2018 were considered. Non-parametric Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for comparison of consumption, while non-parametric Friedman's test measured annual rates. The total antibiotic co

SUBMITTER: Amaha ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7332034 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature