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Table 2 Prescriptions during hospitalization

From: Bacterial meningitis in Sudanese children; critical evaluation of the clinical decision using clinical prediction rules

Antibiotic Prescription During Hospitalization

Number of Cases

% Out of 354

First Line Antibiotic Therapy (All of the 354 cases)

1

Ampicillin

186

52.5%

2

Penicillin

89

25.2%

3

Cephalosporin

78

22.0%

4

Quinin

1

0.3%

Antibiotic Prescription During Hospitalization

Number of Cases

% Out of 189

Second Line Antibiotic Therapy (189 out of the 354 cases)

5

Ampicillin

1

1%

6

Penicillin

2

1%

7

Cephalosporin

165

87%

8

Chloramphenicol

8

4%

9

Gentamycin

4

2%

10

Quinin

9

5%