ANALYSIS OF ANTIBIOTICS CONSUMPTION FOR TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN HOSPITALS OF DIFFERENT LEVEL
Objective of this study was to investigate features of antibiotics prescriptions for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitals of different level. A retrospective trial was performed to analyze treatment of adult patients with CAP, hospitalized in hospitals of different level from January I, 2010 to December 31, 2010. Study involved 507 (all patients were discharged) in-patients with CAP. As a result, during this research the most often used antibiotics for CAP treatment were revealed. Inadequate antibacterial treatment and poor adherence to current guidelines for treatment of patients with CAP were factors influencing the CAP course in in-patient adults.