Antibiotic prescribing patterns for the treatment of acute tonsillitis at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 21885)
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| fixed length control field | 02706nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BP/3000315/T/15 |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mbeu, Elia. B |
| 9 (RLIN) | 22123 |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BP/3000315/T/15 |
| Relator term | Undergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 1501/2020 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Antibiotic prescribing patterns for the treatment of acute tonsillitis at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : |
| -- | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 : |
| -- | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : |
| -- | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : |
| -- | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©07.10.2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vii; 21 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendices |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract:<br/><br/>Background: Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils, two oval-shaped pads of tissue at the back of the throat, one tonsil on each side, it can be acute or chronic. Acute tonsillitis is an inflammation of tonsils that frequently occurs in combination with an inflammation of the pharynx (tonsillopharyngitis) and includes cases where symptoms last anywhere from three days to about two weeks, it is particularly common in children and young adults. <br/><br/>Broad objective: To evaluate antibiotic prescribing patterns for the treatment of acute tonsillitis at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza. <br/><br/>Methodology: It was retrospective study which evolved children age 2-12 years of age who were diagnosed with acute tonsillitis from September 2018 to June 2020. The study was conducted at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC), Mwanza, and a total of 140 patient electronic records were sampled after meeting the inclusion criteria, Data were collected by using data collection sheet to obtain the information from the available files.<br/><br/>Results and Discussion: During this study four types of antibiotics were prescribed Augmentin (Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid) 82 (58.6%), Azithromycin 10 (7.1%), Ampiclox 1 (0.7%) and Cefixine 1 (0.7). The commonest antibiotic prescribed in Fixed Drug Combination (FDC) was Augmentin (Amoxicillin/Clavulanate), 58.6%. Followed by single antibiotic prescription Azithromycin 10 (7.1%). <br/><br/>Conclusion: The study noted irrational prescribing pattern of antibiotic to patient with acute tonsillitis, with no swab culture and drug sensitivity before patient prescription which may to lead antimicrobial drug resistance. Therefore the use of antibiotic for the treatment of acute tonsillitis is evidently inappropriate until the disease is laboratory proven to be caused by bacteria. <br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Pharmacy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 26693 |
| General subdivision | Pediatrics and Child Health |
| 9 (RLIN) | 48299 |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 19927 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 08/17/2021 | UD1843 | 08/17/2021 | 08/17/2021 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |