Table 2 Antibiotic use (DDD/ 1000 patients) in the facilities surveyed in Delhi, India (December 2007-November 2008)

Cephalosporins J01DA

Cefuroxime

3132

7.2%

13511

10.8%

8987

11.0%

Cephalexin

971

2.2%

Cefixime

-

8065

6.4%

5919

7.3%

Cefixime + clavulanic acid

-

4127

3.3%

2897

3.5%

Others

31

7256

3635

Subtotal

4134

32959

21929

Fluoroquinolones J01MA

Ofloxacin

5516

12.7%

15652

12.5%

13222

16.2%

Ciprofloxacin

4367

10.1%

7557

6.0%

5434

6.7%

Levofloxacin

-

5559

4.4%

4586

5.6%

Norfloxacin

2590

6.0%

3332

2.6%

1028

1.3%

Others

86

5639

2750

Subtotal

12559

37739

27020

Penicillins J01C

Amoxicillin

6403

14.7%

8240

6.6%

2263

2.8%

Amoxicillin+Calvulinic acid

2873

6.6%

16299

13.0%

14370

17.6%

Amoxicillin+Cloxacillin

-

4082

3.2%

3065

3.8%

Ampicillin

2234

5.1%

Others

1078

1859

148

Subtotal

12588

30480

19846

Macrolides J01FA

Roxithromycin

3995

9.2%

6836

5.4%

3353

4.1%

Azithromycin

38

0.09%

5404

4.3%

3648

4.5%

Erythromycin

2286

5.3%

2535

2.0%

292

0.3%

Others

0

801

719

Subtotal

6319

15576

8012

Tetracycline J01A

Doxicycline

4210

9.7%

6147

4.9%

4440

5.4%

Tetracycline

1759

4.0%

949

0.8%

7

0.008%

Others

15

12

33

Subtotal

5884

7108

4480

Combinations of Sulfonamide with Trimethoprim (J01EE)

Cotriamoxazole

1806

4.0%

1682

1.3%

180

0.2%

Total DDDs/1000 patients for all antibiotics

43390

125544

81467