Table 2 |
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ATC codes and DDD/100 bed-days of the ten most commonly used antibiotics in the Internal Medicine ward |
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| Name of antibiotic |
ATC code |
DDD/100 bed-days |
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| Ampicillin |
J01CA01 |
27.5 |
| Amoxicillin |
J01CA04 |
17.5 |
| Metronidazole |
J01XD01 |
10.43 |
| Ciprofloxacin* |
J01MA02 |
3.42, 2.73 |
| Crystalline penicillin |
J01CE01 |
17.88 |
| Gentamicin |
J01GB03 |
5.14 |
| Co-amoxiclav |
J01CR02 |
7.87 |
| Ceftriaxone |
J01DA13 |
4.56 |
| Norfloxacin |
J01MA06 |
0.75 |
| Cloxacillin |
J01CF02 |
3.18 |
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* Two DDDs have been defined one for oral use and the other for parenteral use | ||
Shankar et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2003 2:7 doi:10.1186/1476-0711-2-7 |
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