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Table 4 Annual consumption of most consumed antibiotics in six MSF project hospitals between 2018 and 2020

From: Antibiotic consumption in hospitals in humanitarian settings in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and South Sudan

Hospital

Antibiotic 1

DDDs/

1000 bed-days

Antibiotic 2

DDDs/

1000 bed-days

Antibiotic 3

DDDs/

1000 bed-days

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Boost

Amoxiclav*

1114 (132)

Amoxicillin

663 (292)

Metronidazole

579 (292)

Kutupalong

Cloxacillin

368 (70)

Ceftriaxone

265 (97)

Metronidazole

234 (50)

Baraka

Amoxicillin

1141 (254)

Cefixime

473 (137)

Metronidazole

405 (41)

Mweso

Amoxicillin

1034 (172)

Metronidazole

405 (57)

Ceftriaxone

176 (35)

Kule

Amoxicillin

728 (117)

Cloxacillin

451 (71)

Ceftriaxone

417 (50)

Bentiu

Benzylpenicillin

283 (89)

Ceftriaxone

240 (31)

Amoxiclav*

164 (10)

  1. *Amoxiclav = amoxicillin and clavulanic acid