Research Article

Assessment of Antibiotic Utilization Pattern in Treatment of Acute Diarrhoea Diseases in Bishoftu General Hospital, Oromia Ethiopia

Table 4

Antibiotic utilization patterns based on treatment guidelines for acute diarrhoeal diseases in Bishoftu General Hospital Bishoftu town, January 2015–December 2015.

Antimicrobial usageFrequencyPercentage

Appropriate8428
(i) Given antimicrobial for bloody diarrhoea4415
(ii) Given Iv fluid forsevere diarrhoea21
(iii) Not given antimicrobialfor nonbloody diarrhoea3813

Inappropriate21972
(i) Not given antimicrobialfor bloody diarrhoea00
(ii) Given antimicrobial for nonbloody diarrhoea21972