Identify antibiotic usage pattern amongst prescribing doctors.
The referencing style is the West Indian Medical Journal.
Introduction format:
i)background information regarding the title
importance of the study
ii) Purpose
iii) Statement of problem
iv)Aim:To determine the relationship between antibiotic usage in a tertiary hospital and the antibiotic resistance profiles of bacteria.
v)Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis: There is no relationship between antibiotic usage and the increasing antibiotic resistance.
Alternative hypothesis: There is a relationship between antibiotic usage and the increasing antibiotic resistance.
vi)Objectives
•Identify antibiotic usage pattern amongst prescribing doctors.
• Correlate clinical and laboratory findings into the justification of prescribing antimicrobial agents.
•Determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria
• Make recommendations for antimicrobial stewardship programs at the SWRHA and by extension Trinidad and Tobago.