Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection Pattern in Dessie Referral Hospital, Dessie, Northeast of Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Prophylaxis drug</td><td class="align_center">Frequency (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone</td><td class="align_center">10 (14.7)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Cloxacillin</td><td class="align_center">8 (11.8)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone+metronidazole</td><td class="align_center">28 (47.46)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone+ampicillin</td><td class="align_center">5 (7.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone+gentamicin+metronidazole</td><td class="align_center">4 (5.9)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ceftriaxone+metronidazole+amoxicillin</td><td class="align_center">4 (5.9)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Prophylactic drugs used in surgical patients.</div>

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Table 4: Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection Pattern in Dessie Referral Hospital, Dessie, Northeast of Ethiopia 