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DrFelicityFitzgerald

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Senior Clinical Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Publications

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@article{Olaru:2020:10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719,
author = {Olaru, ID and Meierkord, A and Godman, B and Ngwenya, C and Fitzgerald, F and Dondo, V and Ferrand, RA and Kranzer, K},
doi = {10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719},
journal = {Journal of Chemotherapy},
pages = {456--459},
title = {Assessment of antimicrobial use and prescribing practices among pediatric inpatients in Zimbabwe.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719},
volume = {32},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This study aims to assess antimicrobial consumption in the pediatric department of a tertiary care public hospital in Zimbabwe. Clinical records of pediatric inpatients admitted to Harare Central Hospital over a 3-week period were reviewed prospectively. Antimicrobial consumption was described as days of therapy per 100 inpatient days (DOT/100 PD). Adherence of antimicrobial drug prescriptions to the National Guidelines was also evaluated. A total of 121 (93.1%) children were prescribed at least one antimicrobial out of 130 children admitted. The median age was 14 months (IQR: 3 - 48 months). Overall antimicrobial consumption was 155.4 DOT/100 PD (95% CI 146-165.2). The most frequently prescribed antimicrobials were benzylpenicillin, gentamicin and ceftriaxone. Prescriptions were adherent to national guidelines in 57.7% of children. This study shows that there is high antimicrobial drug usage in hospitalized children in Zimbabwe and a considerable proportion of prescriptions are non-adherent with national guidelines.
AU  - Olaru,ID
AU  - Meierkord,A
AU  - Godman,B
AU  - Ngwenya,C
AU  - Fitzgerald,F
AU  - Dondo,V
AU  - Ferrand,RA
AU  - Kranzer,K
DO  - 10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719
EP  - 459
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 1973-9478
SP  - 456
TI  - Assessment of antimicrobial use and prescribing practices among pediatric inpatients in Zimbabwe.
T2  - Journal of Chemotherapy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32114964
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1120009X.2020.1734719
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/100155
VL  - 32
ER  -
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