Clinical Infectious Diseases: Open Access

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Wilayah Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluation of ceftriaxone use in the medical wards of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) and its outcome
  Author(s): Azlina Ibrahim*, Isa Naina Mohamed, Najma Kori, Chee Lan Lau, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Ramliza Ramli and Petrick Periayasamy
  
  Ceftriaxone is a broad-spectrum antibiotic used to treat or prevent bacterial infections. It has a wide range of gram-negative activity and some gram-positive activity, making it one of the most widely used antibiotics. This study is a prospective study evaluating the use of ceftriaxone in the medical wards. It was the first drug evaluation conducted on ceftriaxone in medical wards of UKMMC. Inpatient records were screened for patients receiving ceftriaxone between August 2018 to December 2018. The appropriateness of ceftriaxone was assessed on the basis of 5 parameters: according to type of therapy (empirical, prophylactic, targeted), indication based on source of infection, total daily dose, dosing frequency, and culture & sensitivity tests. Therapy was deemed appropriate if all 5 criteria were met by the study participants according to local and international antibiotic protoco.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2684-4559.2021.5.148

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