Abstract

ASSESSMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING PATTERN IN RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION AMONG PAEDIATRIC POPULATION. A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY.

Bismi B., Livina Mol Varghese*, Najuma S., Malavika Haribala and Lijo Joseph Thomas

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics The aim of the study was to assess prescribing pattern antibiotics in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric in upper and lower respiratory tract infections among pediatric population. A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted over a period of six months in a tertiary care hospital. Among the study population N=100, 59% were males .Majority of the patients in the study were in the age group of infancy 39% and childhood 31%. 92% of the patients in the study were diagnosed with LRTI than URTI, in which bronchitis (37%) were the most frequently diagnosed infection. The most frequently prescribed class of antibiotics were the Cephalosporins (41.73%) and the Penicillin’s (35.43%). Ceftriaxone (23.62%) was the most prescribed antibiotic among Cephalosporins, similarly, amoxicillin (31.50%) from Penicillins. The study provided an insight into the prescribing pattern of antibiotics and the appropriateness of the dose of antibiotics prescribed. In our study most of the patients were diagnosed with LRTI. Bronchitis was the most commonly observed RTI among pediatric population. Inappropriate dose of antibiotics was seen in most of the prescriptions which may lead to resistance. The study also reveals that the temperature management for pediatric population was done with acetaminophen, mefenamic and in some cases with combination of both.

Keywords: CRP-C Reactive Protein ,LRTI-Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, URTI-Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, MA-Mefenamic Acid, MRD-Medical Record Division.