Current Practice and Barriers to an Early Antimicrobial Conversion from Intravenous to Oral among Hospitalized Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital: Prospective Observational Study
Table 2
Pattern of diseases and prescribed drugs for intravenous to oral converting practice at Jimma University Specialized Hospital, South West Ethiopia, February–September, 2014 (n=142 ).
Characteristics
Respondents
N ()
Diagnosis for antimicrobial therapy (n= 142)
Community acquired Pneumonia(CAP)
96(67.6)
Skin and soft tissue infection
14(9.9)
Community acquired pneumonia + UTI
14(9.9)
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
12(8.5)
Bone and joint infection
4(2.8)
Urinary tract infection + bone and joint infection
2(1.4)
Co-morbidity (n=102)
Cardio vascular disease (CVD)
56(54.9)
Tuberculosis
26(25.5)
Diabetes mellitus
12(11.8)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
2(2.0)
>1 Co-morbidity
6(6.0)
Patients were receiving intravenous antimicrobials (n=142)
