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Table 2 Route of administration, number per hospitalization, treatment days, most commonly prescribed antibiotics and hospital stay days in HNRH

From: Assessment of inpatient antibiotic use in Halibet National Referral Hospital using WHO indicators: a retrospective study

Antibiotic treatment days

 1–7 days

77.2%

 7–14 days

13.9%

 15–20 days

2.53%

 > 21 days

3.79%

Number of antibiotics per hospitalization

 One antibiotic

77%

 Two antibiotics

17%

 Three antibiotics

6%

Most commonly prescribed antibiotics

 Ampicillin

42.1%

 Benzyl penicillin

13.7%

 Gentamycin

9.8%

 Cloxacillin

8.8%

 Ceftriaxone

5.9%

 Ciprofloxacin

4.9%

Days spent in the Hospital

 1–10 days

67.5%

 11–20 days

26%

 > 21 days

6.5%