Table 4 Antibiotics prescriptions for Chinese neonates bases on China classification

Unrestricted(n = 413)

Penicillin

209

50.6%

Erythromycin

59

14.3%

Ceftriaxone

45

10.9%

Cefuroxime

39

9.4%

Metronidazole

24

5.8%

Ampicillin

13

3.1%

Cefazolin

11

2.7%

Amoxicillin

6

1.5%

Azithromycin(Oral)

5

1.2%

Cefaclor

2

0.5%

Restricted(n = 1090)

Latamoxef

192

17.6%

Ceftizoxime

184

16.9%

Ceftazidime

135

12.4%

Cefoperazone/sulbactam

127

11.7%

Cefotaxime

112

10.3%

Piperacillin/tazobactam

87

8.0%

Ampicillin/sulbactam

85

7.8%

Amoxicillin/clavulanic Acid

50

4.6%

Cefmenoxime

40

3.7%

Amoxicillin/ sulbactam

36

3.3%

Piperacillin

14

1.3%

Mezlocillin/sulbactam

11

1.0%

Azithromycin(Intravenous)

5

0.5%

Cefathiamidine

3

0.3%

Cefotiam

3

0.3%

Cefoperazone

2

0.2%

Chloramphenicol

1

0.1%

Mezlocillin

1

0.1%

Cefdinir

1

0.1%

Cefixime

1

0.1%

Special(n = 414)

Meropenem

229

55.3%

Vancomycin

73

17.6%

Imipenem/cilastin

61

14.7%

Cefepime

25

6.0%

Teicoplanin

21

5.1%

Linezolid

4

1.0%

Ertapenem

1

0.2%

Unclassified(n = 26)

Flucloxacillin

9

34.6%

Amikacin

3

11.5%

Aztreonam

2

7.7%

Ornidazole

2

7.7%

Cloxacillin

2

7.7%

Panipenem/betamipron

2

7.7%

Ticarcillin

2

7.7%

Levofloxacin

2

7.7%

Oxacillin

1

3.8%

Ticarcillin/enzyme inhibitor

1

3.8%