Open AccessCeftriaxone: rational use by the Pediatric’s department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG
Author(s) -
Mariana Ferreira de Souza,
Sidnei G. Silva,
Cláudia Pinto Marques Souza de Oliveira,
Áquila Portela
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
residência pediátrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-6814
DOI - 10.25060/residpediatr-2020.v10n3-103
Subject(s) - ceftriaxone , medicine , cephalosporin , antimicrobial , antibiotics , emergency medicine , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
OBJECTIVE: The present study had as main objective to evaluate the use of ceftriaxone in the Pediatric’s Department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG, as well as the bacterial resistance profile of nosocomial infections in the same period. METHODOS? The study was based on the analysis of 160 antimicrobial forms of patients taking ceftriaxone and containing the main medical indication, as well as other variables: age, time of use and microbial growth in cultures. RESULTS: Regarding the total antibiotics prescribed, only 0.12% corresponded to the use of the cephalosporin, evidencing the low rate of use and the importance of a conscious and directed use of this drug. CONCLUSION: The study shows the rational use of ceftriaxone in the Pediatric’s Department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG, when compared to other antimicrobials, evidencing its importance in pediatric clinical practice, mainly in relation to the reduction of bacterial resistance.