Table 3 Antibiotics prescriptions for Chinese neonates based on WHO AWaRe classification

Access(n = 419)

Penicillin

209

49.9%

Ampicillin/sulbactam

85

20.3%

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid

50

11.9%

Metronidazole

24

5.7%

Ampicillin

13

3.1%

Cefazolin

11

2.6%

Flucloxacillin

9

2.1%

Amoxicillin

6

1.4%

Amikacin

3

0.7%

Cefathiamidine

3

0.7%

Cloxacillin

2

0.5%

Ornidazole

2

0.5%

Oxacillin

1

0.2%

Chloramphenicol

1

0.2%

Watch(n = 1343)

Meropenem

229

17.1%

Latamoxef

192

14.3%

Ceftizoxime

184

13.7%

Ceftazidime

135

10.1%

Cefotaxime

112

8.3%

Piperacillin/tazobactam

87

6.5%

Vancomycin

73

5.4%

Imipenem/cilastin

61

4.5%

Erythromycin

59

4.4%

Ceftriaxone

45

3.4%

Cefmenoxime

40

3.0%

Cefuroxime

39

2.9%

Cefepime

25

1.9%

Teicoplanin

21

1.6%

Piperacillin

14

1.0%

Azithromycin

10

0.7%

Cefotiam

3

0.2%

Panipenem/betamipron

2

0.1%

Ticarcillin

2

0.1%

Cefaclor

2

0.1%

Cefoperazone

2

0.1%

Levofloxacin

2

0.1%

Ertapenem

1

0.1%

Mezlocillin

1

0.1%

Cefdinir

1

0.1%

Cefixime

1

0.1%

Reserve(n = 6)

Linezolid

4

66.7%

Aztreonam

2

33.3%

Not recommended(n = 174)

Cefoperazone/sulbactam

127

73.0%

Amoxicillin/sulbactam

36

20.7%

Mezlocillin/sulbactam

11

6.3%

Unclassified(n = 1)

Ticarcillin/enzyme inhibitor

1

100%