Antimicrobial Prescription Patterns before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic for Patients Admitted To the Medical Wards at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania. (CUHAS-Bugando)
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2023Description: 31 Pages; Includes References and AppendiciesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Introduction: In the wake of a new decade the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) destabilized world’s efforts towards safe health and travel restricting business and increasing healthcare load to the healthcare providers especially countries in Sub Saharan Africa still struggling with economic barriers. During the pandemic the health care systems shifted concerns and forgot the ongoing silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance that devours all efforts towards reducing burden of infectious diseases. This research seeks to understand the common antimicrobials used before and during the pandemic to understand their patterns and seek a relationship between the global pandemic of SIRS-COVID 19 and antimicrobial stewardship practices.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients’ medical records by using WHO/INDRUD data collection toolkit was employed.
Results: A total of 600 patients’ data were retrieved from the eHMS showed that mean distribution age of patients was 51-65 years (28.8%) with male (93.3%) being admitted more than females (6.7%). Increasing prescription of antibiotics was noted more in 2020 at the peak of pandemic followed by a period of slight decline in most of the antibiotics. The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were Ceftriaxone (37%), Azithromycin (25.1%), Amoxycillin (13%) and Ciprofloxacin (6.1%).
Conclusion: The surge of COVID-19 pandemic changed antimicrobial prescription dynamics leading to increased empirical use of antimicrobials.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | CUHAS/MD/4002379/T/1 |
Abstract:
Introduction: In the wake of a new decade the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) destabilized world’s efforts towards safe health and travel restricting business and increasing healthcare load to the healthcare providers especially countries in Sub Saharan Africa still struggling with economic barriers. During the pandemic the health care systems shifted concerns and forgot the ongoing silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance that devours all efforts towards reducing burden of infectious diseases. This research seeks to understand the common antimicrobials used before and during the pandemic to understand their patterns and seek a relationship between the global pandemic of SIRS-COVID 19 and antimicrobial stewardship practices.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients’ medical records by using WHO/INDRUD data collection toolkit was employed.
Results: A total of 600 patients’ data were retrieved from the eHMS showed that mean distribution age of patients was 51-65 years (28.8%) with male (93.3%) being admitted more than females (6.7%). Increasing prescription of antibiotics was noted more in 2020 at the peak of pandemic followed by a period of slight decline in most of the antibiotics. The most commonly prescribed antibiotics were Ceftriaxone (37%), Azithromycin (25.1%), Amoxycillin (13%) and Ciprofloxacin (6.1%).
Conclusion: The surge of COVID-19 pandemic changed antimicrobial prescription dynamics leading to increased empirical use of antimicrobials.
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