Comparison of antibiotic consumption in the three internal medicine departments

Abstract

Because of the excessive usage of antibiotics, development of resistant bacteria emerges and therefore monitoring of antibiotic resistance and consumption is essential. Data about antibiotic consumption was collected and analyzed for the internal medicine departments and for all university departments. In addition, changes in the resistance to 3rd generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, amikacin and ciprofloxacin, i.e. antibiotics representing important antibiotic classes were analyzed. Major differences in the antibiotic consumption were noted between the three internal medicine departments.