Current Trends of Using Antimicrobials in Acute Watery Diarrhoea in Children Below 5 Years of Age at Paediatrics Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh.
Mymensingh Med J
; 33(1): 23-30, 2024 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38163769
ABSTRACT
Childhood diarrhoea is a major public health problem in developing countries like Bangladesh which is commonly caused by intestinal infection, mainly viral. Diarrhoea is causing second leading mortality in children below 5 years, where about 2 billion cases occur globally in each year. This study was proposed to evaluate the antimicrobials utilization pattern prescribed for AWD in children below 5 years of age, in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. This record based, cross-sectional, descriptive type of observational study carried out at pharmacology department of Mymensingh Medical College. A total of 205 diarrhoeal patient's up to 5 years of age, attending the paediatric OPD from January 2021 to December 2021, were enrolled in the study. Out of 205 patients 182(88.8%) were prescribed antimicrobials. Azithromycin was the most frequently prescribed antimicrobial (60.0%) and among the antiprotozoals metronidazole was the prescribed most (24.9%). ORS and Zinc were prescribed in all patients (100%). Empirical excessive use of antibiotics was observed in this study. Emphasis on educational and training programs may help in a better and judicious use of drugs in children.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Anti-Infective Agents
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Mymensingh Med J
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article