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Antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are amongst the more frequently prescribed medicines in pregnant women and the use of antibiotics is increasing. However, with limited studies available in this population, the safe use of antibiotics in pregnancy remains a concern. AIM: To evaluate the use of antibiotics amo...

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Autores principales: Naidoo, Sasha, Bangalee, Varsha, Oosthuizen, Frasia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8182570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34192065
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1516
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description BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are amongst the more frequently prescribed medicines in pregnant women and the use of antibiotics is increasing. However, with limited studies available in this population, the safe use of antibiotics in pregnancy remains a concern. AIM: To evaluate the use of antibiotics amongst pregnant women attending a public health care facility. The main objective of this study was to quantify the types of antibiotics used in pregnant women. SETTING: A public hospital classified as a referral hospital located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. METHODS: Demographic and treatment information of women were collected retrospectively from January 2019 to July 2019. A total of 184 pregnant patients, who received antibiotic therapy, were included in this study. Descriptive and analytical measures were used to analyse both patient demographics and treatment variables. RESULTS: A total of 416 antibiotic prescriptions, issued to 184 patients, were reviewed. Penicillins (39.7%), macrolides (13.0%) and combination penicillin- and beta-lactam inhibitors (12.3%) were reported as the most commonly prescribed antibiotics. Rifamycin (2.9%), hydrazides (2.2%) and aminoglycosides (1.9%) were less frequently prescribed. Most antibiotics were prescribed for diseases of the circulatory system (36.1%). CONCLUSION: Several classes of antibiotics were used in pregnancy despite the lack of available safety data and clinical evidence. Informing women of the potential side effects and keeping abreast with new information played an important role in the safe, rational and effective use of medicines that contributed to improving maternal health.
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spelling pubmed-81825702021-06-08 Antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Naidoo, Sasha Bangalee, Varsha Oosthuizen, Frasia Health SA Original Research BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are amongst the more frequently prescribed medicines in pregnant women and the use of antibiotics is increasing. However, with limited studies available in this population, the safe use of antibiotics in pregnancy remains a concern. AIM: To evaluate the use of antibiotics amongst pregnant women attending a public health care facility. The main objective of this study was to quantify the types of antibiotics used in pregnant women. SETTING: A public hospital classified as a referral hospital located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. METHODS: Demographic and treatment information of women were collected retrospectively from January 2019 to July 2019. A total of 184 pregnant patients, who received antibiotic therapy, were included in this study. Descriptive and analytical measures were used to analyse both patient demographics and treatment variables. RESULTS: A total of 416 antibiotic prescriptions, issued to 184 patients, were reviewed. Penicillins (39.7%), macrolides (13.0%) and combination penicillin- and beta-lactam inhibitors (12.3%) were reported as the most commonly prescribed antibiotics. Rifamycin (2.9%), hydrazides (2.2%) and aminoglycosides (1.9%) were less frequently prescribed. Most antibiotics were prescribed for diseases of the circulatory system (36.1%). CONCLUSION: Several classes of antibiotics were used in pregnancy despite the lack of available safety data and clinical evidence. Informing women of the potential side effects and keeping abreast with new information played an important role in the safe, rational and effective use of medicines that contributed to improving maternal health. AOSIS 2021-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8182570/ /pubmed/34192065 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1516 Text en © 2021. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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title_fullStr Antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
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title_short Antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in KwaZulu-Natal
title_sort antibiotic use amongst pregnant women in a public hospital in kwazulu-natal
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8182570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34192065
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1516
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