Antibiotics use evaluation among hospitalized adult patients at Jimma Medical Center, southwestern Ethiopia: the way to pave for antimicrobial stewardship

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of hospitalized adult patients in JMC from 30 October 2020 to 29 January 2021 (n = 360)

Table 2 Infection diagnosis and types of suspected infectious condition among hospitalized adult patients in JMC wards during the study period (n = 360)

Table 3 Infections and non-infectious comorbidities among hospitalized adult patients in JMC wards during the study period (n = 360)

Table 4 The rates of antibiotics consumption by ward types, patient demographics, the purpose of use, and types of antibiotics used among hospitalized adult patients at JMC (n = 360)

Fig. 1 Trends of antibiotics consumption at JMC wards among adult hospitalized patients in DOT/1000BD during the study duration (n = 360)

Table 5 Class of antibiotics and percentage of antibiotics used among hospitalized patients in JMC during the study period based on EML AWaRe classification (n = 360)

Fig. 2 Antibiotics use patterns in JMC wards according to Essential Medicine List (EML) AWaRe classification as compared to WHO standards (n = 360)

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