Adherence to Guidelines for Assessment and Empiric Antibiotics Recommendations for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Ambo University Referral Hospital: Prospective Observational Study

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of CAP Patients Admitted to AURH from January to April 2019

Baseline Characteristics	N (%)
Age (years)
< 65	162 (74.7)
≥65	55 (25.3)
Sex
Male	97 (44.7)
Female	120 (55.3)
Occupation
Farmer	75 (34.6)
Student	28 (24.4)
Civil Servant	23 (22.1)
Private employee	16 (18.9)
Marital status
Divorced	13 (6)
Married	155 (71.4)
Single	49 (22.6)
Mental status
Confused	18 (8.3)
Oriented	199 (91.7)
Respiratory rate, breaths/min
≤30	123 (56.7)
>30	94 (43.3)
Partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)
< 90%	59
≥90%	82
Arterial blood pressure (mm Hg)
<90/60	37 (17.1)
≥90/60	180 (82.9)
Department
Outpatient treatment	74 (34.1)
Inpatient treatment	143 (65.9)
Severity assessment
Mild pneumonia	76 (35.0)
Severe pneumonia	141 (65.0)
Antibiotics history
Not Taken within three months	87 (40.1)
Taken within three months	130 (60)

Table 2 Empiric Antibiotic Prescribed for Patients Admitted to AURH for CAP from January to April 2019

Drug Regimens	Mild Pneumonia		Severe Pneumonia	Total
	Used Antibiotics Within the Three Months
	Yes	No
Ceftriaxone + azithromycin	4^a	7^a	99	110 (50.7)
Co-amoxiclav plus clarithromycin or azithromycin	11	6^a	13	30 (13.8)
Amoxicillin plus azithromycin or erythromycin	3	2^a	4	9(4.1)
Azithromycin	5^a	7	8^a	20(9.2)
Ceftriaxone	19^a	12^a	16^a	47 (21.7)
Ceftazidime plus vancomycin	0	0	1	1

Notes: ^aInappropriate indications, according to Ethiopian standard treatment guideline; co-amoxiclav-amoxicillin plus clavulanate combination.