TY - JOUR AU - Soniya Chahal, AU - Dr. Rajesh Asija, AU - Rashmi khanijau, AU - Dr.Radhey Shyam Kumawat, AU - Richa Agarwal, PY - 2021/02/21 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Monitoring of Antibiotic in Children used for Acute Respiratory tract Infection JF - International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research JA - ijamscr VL - 9 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.61096/ijamscr.v9.iss1.2021.36-43 UR - https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/962 SP - 36-43 AB - <h5>Background</h5><p>Respiratory tract infections are among the most frequently encountered clinical conditions and are one of the most common reasons for pediatric consultations in primary healthcare.&nbsp; The aim of the present study was to study the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in children with acute respiratory tract infections</p><h5>Methods</h5><p>A prospective observational study was conducted in pediatric department in a tertiary care teaching hospital for a period of 6 months. All the patients who were prescribed with any of antibiotic drug therapy were included in the study and reviewed.</p><h5>Results</h5><p>Among the 78 patients recruited for the study, 35 children were diagnosed with bronchopneumonia. In our study, 98.71% were prescribed with antibiotics; out of which, the most commonly prescribed antibiotics were i.v. cefotaxime (39.7%) and i.v. ceftriaxone (39.7%). The most commonly prescribed antibiotic in bronchitis, URTI, bronchiolitis plus aspiration pneumonia was cefotaxime. In bronchiolitis and bronchopneumonia, the commonly prescribed antibiotic was ceftriaxone.</p> ER -