Antibiotic Agents in a Hospital:A Cross Section Investigation of Their Clinical Application / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical application of antibiotic agents in a hospital.METHODS A cross section investigation method was used to survey the clinical application of antibiotic agents for emergency,out-patient clinic and hospitalization patients in a hospital within a day.RESULTS The usage rate of antibiotic agents for emergency patients was the maximum(54.67%) and the percentage of drug combination was multitude(23.42%).It was involved in 10 categories of antibiotic agents,cephalosporin was used at most(61.92%).The usage rate of antibiotic agents in Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics(OG) was the maximum(37.96%).Department with top defined DDD rate was Respiration Medical Department(RMD,39.90%).The average rate of etiological examination in the whole hospital was 6.67%.CONCLUSIONS It is higher in the usage rate of antibiotic agents for emergency patients.It is much more usage of antibiotic agents in OG and RMD,furthermore,the antibiotic agents are excessively used and the rate of etiological examination is low.Management should be further strengthened for rational use of antibiotic agents.