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Table 1 Characteristics of patients treated with 3rd generation cephalosporins at the POSGH

From: Third generation cephalosporin use in a tertiary hospital in Port of Spain, Trinidad: need for an antibiotic policy

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)

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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)