Research Article
Audit of Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Neonatal Sepsis and Measurement of Outcome in New Born Unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 5
Audit of antibiotic usage over 5 days.
| | | Frequency (%) | At 24 hrs | At 48 hrs | At 72 hrs | At 96 hrs | At 120 hrs | | (n=300) | (n=276) | (n=258) | (n=214) | (n=156) |
| | Condition of the baby clinically | Improved | 103(34.3) | 148(53.62) | 168(65.12) | 140(65.4) | 114(73.1) | | Deteriorated | 29(9.7) | 34(12.32) | 32(12.4) | 24(11.21) | 12(7.7) | | No change | 148(49.3) | 83(30.06) | 40(15.5) | 35(16.36) | 20(12.8) | | Not documented | 20(6.7) | 11(4) | 18(6.98) | 15(7.01) | 10(6.4) |
| | Antibiotic usage | Stopped | 1(0.35) | 8(2.9) | 22(8.53) | 34(15.9) | 40(25.65) | | Continued | 298(99.3) | 246(89.13) | 215(83.33) | 156(72.9) | 106(67.95) | | Changed | 0 | 16(5.8) | 13(5.03) | 16(7.5) | 5(3.2) | | Changed to oral | 1(0.35) | 6(2.17) | 8(3.11) | 8(3.7) | 5(3.2) |
| | CRP done | Yes | 0 | 12(3.4) | 16(6.2) | 10(4.7) | 6(3.8) | | No | 300(100) | 264(96.6) | 242(93.8) | 204(95.3) | 150(96.2) |
| | Blood culture done | Yes | 0 | 12(3.4) | 10(3.9) | 8(3.7) | 6(3.8) | | No | 300(100) | 264(96.6) | 248(96.1) | 206(96.3) | 150(96.2) |
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