Characteristics | No (%) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 84 (42) |
Female | 111(58) |
Age: Mean SD (Range) | 45 ± 20.56(13–90 years) |
Category of service | |
Surgery | 84(43.8) |
Medicine | 53(27.6) |
Gynaecology | 29(15.1) |
Orthopaedics | 24(12.5) |
Others (CNS, Genital, Septicaemia) | 2 |
Predisposing Factors | |
None | 129(67.2) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 47(24.5) |
HIV/AIDS | 9 (4.7) |
Infection characteristics | |
Clinically suspected | 108(56) |
Clinically absent | 84(44) |
Site Unknown | 69(35.9) |
Skin and Soft tissue | 39(20.3) |
Respiratory tract | 21(10.9) |
Gastrointestinal tract | 20(10.7) |
Urinary tract | 18(9.3) |
Others | 25(13.0) |
Antibiotic Use | |
Prophylactic | 57 (29.7) |
Empiric | 131(68.2) |
Therapeutic | 4(2.0) |
Single drug | 94(49.6) |
Two or more drugs | 94(49.6) |
Appropriate | 62(32.3) |
Inappropriate | 124(64.6) 6(3.1) |
Undetermined | |
Bacteriological Investigations | |
Done | 52 (27) |
Not done | 140 (73) |