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Table 2 Number of patients in the three clinical wards who were prescribed antibiotics for systemic use (ATC: J01) and number of sensitivity tests performed during the one year study period (n = 1645)

From: Multiple challenges of antibiotic use in a large hospital in Ethiopia – a ward-specific study showing high rates of hospital-acquired infections and ineffective prophylaxis

Clinical ward

Number of patients prescribed antibiotics (%)

Number of sensitivity tests performed (%)

Internal Medicine

939 (73.2)

54 (5.8)

Gynecology/Obstetrics

310 (64.9)

5 (1.6)

Surgery

396 (84.1)

4 (1.0)

Total

1645 (73.7)

63 (3.8)