Diarrhea is one of the most disease with high morbidity and mortality of children under five years in the Worldwide with 3 million death annually. The cause of acute diarrhea is various, it can be caused by viruses, bacterias and pathogens. Antibiotics can used to treatment acute diarrhea but not all of diarrhea should be given with antibiotics. Antibiotics are only useful for patient with blood diarrhea (dysentery), cholera and other infectious diseases.
The purpose of this study were to describe and evaluate the use of antibiotics in infant patients with acute diarrhea in Dr.Moewardi Hospital period September until December 2015. This study was a non-experimental study (observational),the data were obtained rFetrospectively from patient’s medical records. Evaluation of the use of antibiotics was seen from right indication, right drug, right patient, right dose and frequency then the right of duration based on Pelayanan Kesehatan Anak di Rumah Sakit 2009 and empirical treatment of acute infectious diarrhea 2006 standart treatment.
The results of this research on acute diarrhea with diagnosis dysentery and acute diarrhea at Dr. Moewardi hospital antibiotic that being used is ampicillin (31,43%), amoxicillin (20%), metronidazole (17,14%), cefotaxime (11,43%), Kotrimoksazol (5,71%) and Cefixime (2,86%). The results of evaluation antibiotics is right indication (85,71%), right patient (87,71%), right drug (52,28%), the right dose and frequency (34,28%), right duration (34,28%), and rationality (34,28% )
