Abstract

A STUDY ON UTILISATION OF ANTIBIOTICS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

Prithvi Chaurasiya*

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Antibiotics are drugs that are used in the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections produced by micro-organisms, which are either natural substances artificially modified or totally human created. Pediatric is the study of diagnosis and treatment in age group of 0-14 years Patients. Objectives: To study the utilization of antibiotics in Pediatric patients. Methodology: This was a Prospective and Observational study performed on 150 patients for a period of 06 months at Apollo Multi-Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru. This study included inclusion and exclusion criteria, which was assessed and evaluated by suitable statistical method. Result: Out of 150 patients enrolled in the study, 94(62.7%) were males and 56(37.3%) were females. The most commonly diagnosed disease was found to be acute Gastroenteritis (17). The highest number of antibiotics prescribed were of class penicillin group (17). The highest distribution of antibiotics prescribed was found in age group of 1-5 years with 51 patients (34%) and the lowest was found to be in 13-14 years with 3 patients (2%). Conclusion: Among 150 total patients, the study shows highest sample distributed between the age group of 1-5 yrs with 51 patients (34%) which includes 29 male patients(30.9%) and 22 female patients(39.3%) and less distributed in the age group 13-14 yrs including 3 patients(2%) which contribute 2 male(2.1%) and 1 female patients (1.8%). The maximum number of class of antibiotics prescribed were 3rd generation cephalosporin with a frequency of 61 accounting for 40.7%.

Keywords: Prescription Usage, Antibiotics, Pediatric Patients.