Evaluation of Adult Outpatient Antibiotics Use at Jimma Medical Center (with Defined Daily Doses for Usage Metrics)

Overview

Journal Infect Drug Resist

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Date 2021 May 6

PMID 33953576

Citations 6

Authors

Tsegaye Melaku

Mulatu Gashaw

Legese Chelkeba

Melkamu Berhane

Sisay Bekele

Gemechu Lemi

Tekle Wakjira

Getnet Tesfaw

Zeleke Mekonnen

Solomon Ali

Arne Kroidl

Andreas Wieser

Guenter Froeschl

Esayas Kebede Gudina

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Abstract

Introduction: Inappropriate antibiotic use is a major public health concern and driver of antibiotic resistance. Excessive exposure to antibiotics results in the emergence and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. This study aimed to measure the volume of antibiotic consumption at the outpatient settings in a tertiary-care teaching hospital in Ethiopia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken from February 01, 2019 to March 31, 2019 at Jimma Medical Center in southwest Ethiopia. Antibiotics use was analyzed using Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification and Defined Daily Dose (DDD) system. Antibiotic use was calculated as DDD per 100 outpatients per day. Antibiotics were classified based on World Health Organization "AWaRe" classification scheme as "Access", "Watch" and "Reserve" group antibiotics and measured their consumption intensity.

Results: A total of 496 adult patients were included in the study. The mean (SD) age of participants was 33.07 (14.05) years. The total amount of antibiotics consumed was 5.31 DDD/100 outpatients per day. Ciprofloxacin was the most commonly [122 (21.12%)] prescribed antibiotics with DDD/100 outpatients per day value of 1.13, followed by amoxicillin [68 (11.76%)] with DDD/100 outpatients per day value of 0.44, and azithromycin [61 (10.55%)] with DDD/100 outpatients per day value of 0.51. On antibiotic consumption index, antibiotics in the "Watch" group had 2.10 DDD/100 outpatients per day.

Conclusion: There was high consumption of antibiotics in the study setting. Based on the use control criteria, half of the antibiotics used were in the "Watch" group. The high level of consumptions of antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and azithromycin, in particular, requires further scrutiny and calls for an urgent implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program at the hospital.

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