PRESCRIPCIÓN DE ANTIBIÓTICOS EN PACIENTES PEDIÁTRICOS DE UN CENTRO DE ATENCIÓN PRIMARIA DE PERÚ

Objetive: To know the most prescribed antibiotics for acute respiratory infections (ARI) in pediatric patients at a primary care center in Callao. Study: Drug utilization (DU) study, cross sectional and observational design in children under the age of 9 in Santa Fe Health center. Callao, Peru. Methods: Medical records selected from the HIS list, recompilation of variables in a common chart. Main outcome measures: frequency and percentages tabulated in a database program using Microsoft Excel 2007. Results: The most frequent ARI were acute pharyngitis (46.7%), acute rinopharyngitis (26%) and acute bronchitis (8%). Amoxicillin was prescribed in 68%, 44% and 55% of the cases, respectively. Cotrimoxazole was prescribed in 19%, 22% and 45% of the cases, respectively. Conclusions: Amoxicillin and cotrimoxazole were the most prescribed antibiotics for the most frequent ARI.