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Addisu Alemayehu Gube
Addisu Alemayehu Gube
College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Ethiopia
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Research Article
Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in Medical Ward of Fitche District Hospital, North Showa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Author(s): Addisu Alemayehu Gube, Rufael Gonfa and Tarekegn TadesseAddisu Alemayehu Gube, Rufael Gonfa and Tarekegn Tadesse
Background: Antibiotic are among the most prescribed drug in medical ward. Because of the rise in health care cost lack of uniformity in drug prescribing and the emergency of antibiotic resistance monitoring and control of antibiotic use are growing concern and strict antibiotic policies should be warranted. Inappropriate use of antibiotic can increase morbidity, mortality, patient cost and bacterial antibiotic resistance. Objective: To evaluate antibiotic use practice in medical ward of Fitche hospital, North Showa Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Methodology: Institution based cross sectional study was conducted by collecting data retrospectively from 200 patient cards drawn by Simple random sampling using balloting from Medical ward of Fitche hospital from March 10- May 30, 2016. After checking for completeness an.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1052.1000217