Table 2 Antibiotics prescribed and given in the ICU
From: The use of antibiotics in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in Malawi
Antibiotic | Number of courses prescribed N = 1024 | Number of courses given N = 933 | Proportion of all antibiotic courses given N = 933 | Proportion of patients who were given the antibiotic N = 640 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceftriaxone | 520 | 470 | 50.4% | 73.4% |
Metronidazole | 378 | 354 | 38.0% | 55.3% |
Meropenem | 43 | 30 | 3.2% | 4.7% |
Ciprofloxacin | 17 | 17 | 1.8% | 2.6% |
Cotrimoxazole | 15 | 12 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
Piperacillin Tazobactam | 13 | 13 | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Gentamycin | 13 | 13 | 1.4% | 2.0% |
Doxycycline | 4 | 4 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Amoxicillin Clavulanate | 3 | 3 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Benzyl penicillin | 3 | 3 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Azithromycin | 3 | 3 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Flucoxacillin | 2 | 2 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Amikacin | 2 | 2 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Erythromycin | 2 | 2 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Amoxicillin | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Ampicillin | 1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Ceftazidime | 1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Chloramphenicol | 1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Clindamycin | 1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Cloxacillin | 1 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.2% |