Table 3 Antibiotics treatment pattern of pediatric patients with acute bacterial meningitis admitted to Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital between July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2022
Variables | Category | Controls :n(%) | Cases: n(%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics regimen | Ceftriaxone | 218(76.8%) | 42(59.2%) | 0.002 | |
ceftriaxone with vancomycin | 32(11.3%) | 20(28.2%) | 0.001 | ||
ampicillin with gentamycin | 34(12%) | 9(12.7%) | 0.068 | ||
Antibiotics change | No | 245(87.7%) | 41(57.7%) | < 0.000 | |
Yes | 39(12.3%) | 30(42.3%) | |||
The type of antibiotics changed | Vancomycin | 7(18.9%) | 6(20.0%) | ||
ceftazidime with vancomycin | 23(62.2%) | 19(63.3%) | 0.998 | ||
Cefotaxime | 1(2.7%) | 1(3.3%) | 0.76 | ||
ceftriaxone with Vanco | 6(16.2%) | 4(13.3%) | |||
Dexamethasone | No | 235(82.7%) | 62(87.3%) | 0.351 | |
Yes | 49(17.3%) | 9(12.7%) | |||