Antibiotics Treatment in Children in the District of Hodonín – Treatment of Tonsillitis inGeneral Practitioners in the District of Hodonín in 1997 – 1999 and 2001 – 2002

Overview

Antibiotics (ATB) are ones of the most frequently used medicaments in an outpatient and inpatient health care. Their excessiveprescription may have not only an economical but also health impact since bacterial resistance, weakening of immuneresistance capacity and secondary undesirable effects may occur. The paper presents findings of a long-term analysis of thisgroup of medicaments in the district of Hodonín concerning the most frequently prescribed ATB groups, the particular ATB inrelation to the number of patients and age groups, defined dosages prescribed daily and treatment costs.The particular attentionwas given to the analysis of ATB sensitivity tests using qualitative and quantitative methods. The special analysis was carriedon the treatment of acute tonsillitis (J039) in two compared periods, in particular taking into account themultiple ATB treatmentin this diagnosis. For the purpose of comparison, the same analysis was undertaken in children and adult patients in the sameperiods.

Key words:
antibiotics (ATB) – defined daily dosages (DDD) – ATB treatment in children – ATB sensitivity test – treatment oftonsillitis (J309) in children and adults – multiple ATB treatment in J039 diagnosis