Original Research Article
Year: 2017 | Month: September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 83-89
Assessment of Patients Profile and Antibiotic Prescribing Trends for Urinary Tract Infection in a Small Private Hospital of Nepal
Mahesh Aryal1,2, Laxman Maharjan1, Prasanna Dahal1
1Department of Pharmacy, Sunsari Technical College, Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal
2Department of Pharmacy, Bhageshwor Academy of Health Sciences, Dhangadi, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Laxman Maharjan
ABSTRACT
Urinary Tract infection (UTI) is one of the most important causes of morbidity and also the common cause of hospital visit. The study aims to assess socio-demographic and clinical profile of the urinary tract infected patients as well as antibiotic prescribing trend for its treatment in a small private hospital of Nepal. A hospital based prospective observational study was conducted for the period of four months. A total of 91 patients were enrolled, male patients were 22 (24%) and female patients were 69 (76%). UTI is more prevalent in age ranges between 16-25 years (47.25%), married females were mostly affected with UTI (76.81%). Majority of patients had uncomplicated UTI 64(70.33%). The most common symptoms were fever 29%, dysuria/burning micturition 22% and lower abdominal pain 20%. Cefpodoxime was mostly prescribed drugs relating to 36 (39.56%) UTI cases followed by Cefixime 21(23.08%) and Ceftriaxone 14(15.38%). The study concludes that UTI is more common among females than males. Pregnancy, post-menopausal, OCP users, renal stones and hydronephrosis are the predisposing factors of UTI among females. Cephalosporins are the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for UTI followed by fluoroquinolones and nitrofurantoins.
Key words: Urinary tract infection, antibiotics, predisposing factors, UTI symptoms, prescribing trends