SITUATION OF ANTIBIOTIC USE IN INFECTION DISEASES IN CHILDREN AT VO TRUONG TOAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2022-2023
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Objective: Survey the situation of antibiotic use and drug interactions in children's prescriptions at Vo Truong Toan University Hospital from 2022 to 2023. Methods: Cross-sectional retrospective study of over 500 outpatient prescriptions containing antibiotics for children under 16 years old at Vo Truong Toan hospital. Results: The main age group is 1-5 years old (53.8%) and the male/female ratio = 1.26. The most commonly used antibiotics are cefuroxime (accounting for 39.6%), amoxicillin/clavulanate (accounting for 16.5%). The most common infectious disease in children where antibiotics are prescribed is respiratory infection (93.4%). Most hospital prescriptions do not have interactions between antibiotics and accompanying drugs (79.8%), and the number of prescriptions with drug interactions is relatively low (20.2%).
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Antibiotics, children, drug interactions, prescription, outpatient
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