Der Pharmacia Lettre
Abstract
Author(s): Juno J. Joel*, Muneerudeen J, Shastry C.S
The Fluoroquinolones (FQs) have become an increasingly popular class of antibiotics for use in a variety of
infections. The objective was to obtain information on the prescribing patterns of fluoroquinolones among
hospitalized patients and detail the sensitivity patterns of isolated microorganisms. The study was carried out at the
medicine and surgery wards of a1000 bedded tertiary care teaching hospital. Total of 100 patients who received
FQs were included. FQs were prescribed to 67 males and 33 females. Ciprofloxacin was the most commonly
prescribed drug. Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin were the major drugs used for sensitivity testing.56 patients were
tested for culture and sensitivity for FQs. 29 patients showed sensitivity to various FQs out of which, 19 showed
sensitivity towards both Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin. FQs were used in 27 (48.2%) patients though they showed
either negative [14 (25%)] or resistance [13(23.2%)] to FQs on culture and sensitivity.
