Evaluation of prescribing pattern of vancomycin in Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas

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ALIZADE HESAM; DAVOODIAN PARIVASH; Hadad Mahshid; KARMOSTAJI AFSANEH

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Journal: Medical Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Year:2020 | Volume:63 | Issue:3 Page(s): 2287-2292

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Evaluation of prescribing pattern of vancomycin in Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas

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ALIZADE HESAM | DAVOODIAN PARIVASH | Hadad Mahshid | KARMOSTAJI AFSANEH | Issue Writer Certificate

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Vancomycin

Prescription

Antibiotic resistance

Bandar Abbas

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the significant use of Vancomycin antibiotic in hospitals and the need for rational use of this antibiotic to prevent from Antibiotic resistance, the present study was conducted with aim to evaluate the administration and pattern of Vancomycin antibiotic use in Payambar-eAzam Hospital of Bandar Abbas. Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was performed in 2017. The patients who were treated with Vancomycin during one year were selected by reviewing the information of patients admitted to Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas. Then, referring to the records of these patients in hospital medical records, the required information was extracted. Then, these information was reviewed by an infectious disease specialist according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Defined Daily Dose (DDD) guidelines. Results: In this study, 189 patients receiving Vancomycin antibiotics in different wards of Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas were evaluated. Among them, 49 patients (25. 9%) received Vancomycin in the first line of treatment. 170 patients (89. 9%) had used antibiotics based on experience and 19 (10%) based on antibiogram testing. Among the recipients of Vancomycin, antibiotic use was defined based on defined daily dose (DDD) for 92 patients (48. 7%). Conclusion: In the present study, about half of the cases of Vancomycin Prescription was according to DDD guidelines, but most of the treatments are performed as experimental without considering the antibiogram and culture results.

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DAVOODIAN, PARIVASH, Hadad, Mahshid, & KARMOSTAJI, AFSANEH. (2020). Evaluation of prescribing pattern of vancomycin in Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 63(3 ), 2287-2292. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/971450/en

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DAVOODIAN PARIVASH, Hadad Mahshid, KARMOSTAJI AFSANEH. Evaluation of prescribing pattern of vancomycin in Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2020;63(3 ):2287-2292. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/971450/en

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PARIVASH DAVOODIAN, Mahshid Hadad, and AFSANEH KARMOSTAJI, “Evaluation of prescribing pattern of vancomycin in Payambar-e-Azam Hospital of Bandar Abbas,” MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 63, no. 3 , pp. 2287–2292, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/971450/en

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