Abstract

MENGANA LOPEZ, Erlis et al. Use of wide spectrum antimicrobials in a children hospital from Santiago de Cuba . MEDISAN [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.9, pp. 1341-1349. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of the 1 311 patients who received wide spectrum antimicrobials in "Dr. Juan de la Cruz Martínez Maceira" Teaching Northern Children Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from January to December, 2009, in order to analyze the use of these drugs. For this aim, the corresponding medical records and the controls of the Pharmacy Department were reviewed. Ceftriaxone as the most used medication (64.8 %), the Intensive Care Unit as the most used service (41.7 %), the bacterial pneumonia as the most common clinical entity (42.0 %) and the favorable clinical course of those affected (98.5 %) prevailed in the case material.

Keywords : child; wide spectrum antimicrobial; antibiotic; children hospital.

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